I photographed this Anna's Hummingbird female at our balcony juice feeder last week from my office window. Several of our residents have excitedly reported to have hummingbirds back at their feeders. This after a summer of hummingbirds not being around. So where were they? I honestly don't know for sure. Perhaps they were dispersed throughout a larger area taking advantage of all the summer flowers available. No need to hang around juice feeders. Or maybe they sort of left the area because of all the construction of the roof replacement on the Apartment building and the siding on the Lodge building. Now with construction over, and the flowers of summer finished, they are back and interested in our feeders. Whatever the reasons, I know we are all happy to have them back at our feeders. And that reminds me it's important to continue feeding through the upcoming winter months. Anna's Hummingbirds were originally limited to California, but their range has extended north, due to the appeal of year around gardens and feeders. Now they are year around residents, and dependent on our help for subsistence.
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