Enjoying the day

After watching the hummingbirds flitting around the tree behind our rig and then zooming over to our neighbor's rig to feed, I told Denny we had to make a trip into town to find a feeder that attaches to the window by means of a suction cup so we could watch them close up. So off we went where we found a Perky Pet hummer feeder that would work great at the Ace Hardware store. I even broke down and purchased their hummer feeder powdered concentrate so I wouldn't have to mess with boiling sugar and water right off the bat.

Within five minutes of sticking that puppy on the rear living room window we had a female hummer testing it out. Of course, the male Anna's hummer immediately chased her off, and then he went over to the neighbor's to dine afterwards. That was the pattern for most of the afternoon; he didn't necessarily want to feed at our feeder, but he was going to make sure no other hummingbird ate there either!

So the afternoon was spent watching the antics of the birds that rest in the tree to the rear of our rig. I was able to catch a bit of the Vermillion Flycatcher, but I'm going to have to try for a better picture of him before we leave. The tree the birds like has weeping willow-like branches and the passing breeze sets off a constant flurry of motion in the tree so that it is very difficult to get a clear shot of the birds. The hummers will be harder due to the fact that the sun creates glare on the window tinting inside our rig so I'll have to find a good angle to try to get close up for a good shot of one on the feeder. That is, if they ever sit/hover long enough.

We RVers have such difficult problems-heh.