As I create my balcony garden, I try to select plants that will attract hummingbirds. Several months ago I set out my first feeder. It took about two weeks to attract the first, but once that first bird came, many more followed. The best part of my balcony now is the birds that come and go all day long. Inevitably, you end up recognizing regulars. I like to think of it as the Gossip Girl of the balcony garden, and so I've named each bird accordingly. First, we have Chuck. He comes and goes as he pleases and takes whatever he can get. He's beautiful and poised. His feathers are always perfect. These are Chuck's feeders and he reminds everyone that they're his every chance he can get.
Chuck showed up one day and raised hell. We had a nice balance of 3 beautiful female Annas and one male (Dan), but chuck showed us who was who. He deserves the feeders, because he is the king of the social hierarchy. As it is with hummingbirds, he's completely antisocial, but has climbed and fought his way to the top. So he sits on the trellis and keeps guard over his territory. For a long while, he made sure that he was the ONLY bird that could access the three feeders I put out. Now adays, he's a little more relaxed. I think he wants to find a good female or 8 and have some baby Chucks.
Chuck keeping guard...
He keeps guard rather well. He's quite proud of himself.
A shot of Chuck at the bottle. He definitely has a drinking problem.
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Hehe... Chuck the hummingbird. Chuck in the picture is also wearing a bright red coat which his bird alter ego probably sure enjoys. Can't wait to read about the other characters at your feeder!
ReplyDeleteOh Sarah, this is so funny! I love it! I can't wait to see Blair! The feeders you have are so pretty! I really like the one that Chuck is sitting on and drinking from, nice bottle (lol). Hummingbirds are alway so much fun, glad you have a lot of activity.
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