33 deg and still here

[Tom/Cocoa]

There were three hummers here this morning fighing over food . Should we take down the feeders or let them make the choice when to leave?

 

[Welby-PA]

HI.Here is a little info and a link with lots more .
When to Take Down the Feeder
Hummingbirds will not delay migration if a feeder is present; they are driven by forces more powerful than hunger. If you live in the southeastern U.S., leaving a feeder up might attract one of the western hummers that visit the region in small numbers every winter. The Pacific coast of the U.S. (and extreme southwestern Canada) has a population of non-migratory Anna's Hummingbirds; if a feeder is maintained over the winter, hummers will visit it year-round. Some other locations near the Mexican border also have winter populations of several hummingbird species.

http://www.hummingbirds.net/feeders.html

 

[Tom/Cocoa]

n/t

 

[Welby-PA]

Your welcome.Nice pic's.I have a few I post.Butterfly close up.ect

 

[Deno]

Tom, we have, i think, Rufus humming birds that now spend the whole winter here in Kentucky. It's hard to believe that they can survive. It has been documented
by the Audubon society.