This past weekend, I was taking my just cleaned and refilled hummingbird
feeder back to hang on the deck. One little guy just couldn't wait. He flew
over to me, landed on the feeder and drank his fill while I held it in my
hand! I have heard of this happening before, but it has never happened to
me. I was thrilled. You get a great look at a bird when it's 8 inches from
your face! He was looking me over pretty well, too.

This is in south Bellevue (Eastgate) and I have at least three Anna's that
frequent the feeder (two males that spend most of their time chasing each
other away, and a female). I am a few miles from any body of water, although
there is a stream at the bottom of the ravine behind the house.

Christy Anderson
Bellevue WA


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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Johnson,
Mary
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 12:30 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Do Anna's hummers have to winter near water?

At Vashon's fabulous nursery Dig, there are yellow Mahonias "Arthur Menzies"
blooming now, and the staff said that Anna's have been present constantly.
I live in Auburn in a slightly rural suburban neighborhood, and I refrained
from buying any because I didn't think I'd get any Anna's since my home is
not near any sizable body of water. Do any of you have winter Anna's and
NOT live near water? Also, don't you think I should go back to Vashon and
buy a Mahonia or two? (Hint: the answer to the second question is yes; they
smelled divine and had blooming
spires.) But I'd love to hear more about your winter Anna's . . . My mom in
Normandy Park has had them for at least 10 years.

Mary Johnson
Auburn, WA
mjohnson at becu.org



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