First Hummingbird

[escapee]

I saw a rufous female, yesterday.

[Suzie-Q]

In article >,
escapee > wrote:

> I saw a rufous female, yesterday.

Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
on the 21st -- four days ago!

Put those feeders out!

This might interest you:
http://www.hummingbirds.com/maps.html
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~~~~~~
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today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

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[Steve Wertz]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
wrote:

>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
>on the 21st -- four days ago!

How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?

-sw

[Steve Wertz]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
wrote:

>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
>on the 21st -- four days ago!

How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?

-sw

[escapee]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:49 -0600, Steve Wertz
> opined:

>On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
>wrote:
>
>>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
>>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
>>on the 21st -- four days ago!
>
>How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?
>
>-sw

The females have very little, if any color. The males have bright throat
gorgets.

[escapee]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:49 -0600, Steve Wertz
> opined:

>On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
>wrote:
>
>>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
>>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
>>on the 21st -- four days ago!
>
>How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?
>
>-sw

The females have very little, if any color. The males have bright throat
gorgets.

[Suzie-Q]

In article >,
escapee > wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:49 -0600, Steve Wertz
> > opined:
>
> >On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
> >>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
> >>on the 21st -- four days ago!
> >
> >How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?
> >
> >-sw
>
> The females have very little, if any color. The males have bright throat
> gorgets.

That's basically true, but when the newborns fledge, the young
males look like the females. Adult males have the red throat,
which looks black when the sun isn't shining on it.
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617

[Suzie-Q]

In article >,
escapee > wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:49 -0600, Steve Wertz
> > opined:
>
> >On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
> >>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
> >>on the 21st -- four days ago!
> >
> >How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?
> >
> >-sw
>
> The females have very little, if any color. The males have bright throat
> gorgets.

That's basically true, but when the newborns fledge, the young
males look like the females. Adult males have the red throat,
which looks black when the sun isn't shining on it.
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617

[Suzie-Q]

In article >,
escapee > wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:30:49 -0600, Steve Wertz
> > opined:
>
> >On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 20:09:48 GMT, Suzie-Q >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Yes, they're definitely here. I'm north of you (assuming you're
> >>in or near Austin) and saw two males fighting over my feeder
> >>on the 21st -- four days ago!
> >
> >How do you tell a male from female (especially when in flight)?
> >
> >-sw
>
> The females have very little, if any color. The males have bright throat
> gorgets.

That's basically true, but when the newborns fledge, the young
males look like the females. Adult males have the red throat,
which looks black when the sun isn't shining on it.
--
8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail)
~~~~~~
"I reserve the absolute right to be smarter
today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson

http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617

[escapee]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 03:19:40 GMT, Suzie-Q > opined:


>That's basically true, but when the newborns fledge, the young
>males look like the females. Adult males have the red throat,
>which looks black when the sun isn't shining on it.

Yes, but I doubt we are seeing fledgling now.