Hi VA Birders,
Yesterday, Dec 7, two members of the Buchanan County Bird Club, Johnnie and
Betty Ratliff, had a Selasphorous hummingbird visiting their window feeder.
The couple lives in a low lying area near a stream and have had hummers
visiting their feeders sporadically even through Oct. and Nov. Two hummers
visited their feeders yesterday several times, and Johnnie was able to get a
photo of one. The photo,while not great, was good enough to see that the
bird is a Selasphorous. Johnnie, who has been feeding hummers for years from
sometimes as many as twenty feeders, said that one of the birds was "the
most beautiful hummingbird I have ever seen." Evidently that bird is a male.
I (Roger Mayhorn) and Ed Talbott were on hand early this morning with
digital camera and digital video camera ready to capture images of either of
the birds. Unfortunately, the birds did not show. Perhaps it was because the
temperatures were in the mid-twenties. We are still hopeful that one of the
birds may make another appearance.
Enjoy the birds,
Roger Mayhorn
Buchanan County Bird Club
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