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Comments re peeper colours and on hummer feeders into fall: On peeper colour, I forgot to mention that Spring female peepers are normal-coloured, not dark brown on top like males; also males have dark throats, not so in females. Re when to discontinue hummer feeders, most gurus say to leave them up well into the Autumn, even through October and well into November. It's no trouble since the fluid doesn't have to be changed very often, and the feeder will be there when the hummers that are late, or vagrants from elsewhere, i.e. rarities, really need the dietary supplement when flowers and bugs are few for them to find. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville ---------- From: Eleanor Lindsay <az678@chebucto.ns.ca> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:10:10 -0300 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Peepers, hummers and thanks My thanks to Jean and Chris for the excellent butterfly education! Also, re peepers; the area around my home is surrounded with their calling just now - the most ever since they moved in when I built my pond six years ago. And while I am very used to seeing them during their dark skinned spring stay, your point is well taken, Jim, about the seasonal colour change - I did not recognise Angus's photo as a peeper at all; so my peeper education is now increased as well! And finally re hummers; to my surprise I had one flying around my deck just 20 minutes ago! This is the latest I have personally ever seen one in my area (St Margarets Bay). I felt rather badly for it as I had discontinued my feeder a few days ago, at which time the only one I had recently seen 2 - 3days prior to that could not work out how to use my feeder, from which I assumed it was either a stranger in transit or a juvenile. This leads me to ask when one should stop feeding them; does leaving the feeders up too long encourage them to linger too late, or do they rely on other, more vital cues? Eleanor Lindsay, Seabright,
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