Subject: Backyard Hummingbirds
Date: Jan 4 17:43:54 2004
From: Cliff Drake - cliff at cliffdrake.net


Hi folks

I had some real hummingbird wars this cold morning. At least three female (or juv) ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRDS were fighting over the feeder as I put it back out this morning. They were right in my face and fed as I stood there, a foot or two away.There were numerous "fights" all morning, I still haven't seen an adult male... Twenty Great Blue Herons in the trees in the locks this morning, twenty seven last Monday. They seem to enjoy the sun these cold sunny mornings. I also saw what I think was a RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER in a tree across the street from me. I only saw it from the back and only briefly but it was black and white with a fully red head. Never saw the breast.

Cliff Drake
Seattle
cliff at cliffdrake.net