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size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 14.0px Times New Roman">Ge --Apple-Mail-5-205851050 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed The thruuuuuummmmm of hummer wings, probably from three or four of this year's crop, continues here at Hall's Harbour. They are not attending the feeders much but feed in the garden which has lots to offer. My experience is that if I enter, "hummers gone" in my bird diary for Aug. 27th, say, two days later I'll have too enter an "ooops" for the 29th because they haven't really left. Mike McCall On 25-Aug-09, at 7:56 PM, George Forsyth wrote: > I have been splitting firewood at Harold Forsyth's in Greenwich, > Kings County the last few days and have seen hummingbirds each day. > Today I saw three and they were at jewelweed and wild cucumber. At > home in Port Williams at about six pm today there was a hummingbird > also at jewel weed and wild cucumber. This was the best sighting > because in the twenty one years I have lived here I have seen only > three or four hummingbirds in my yard. I kept a feeder for them for > five years when we first moved here but gave up after not having > one appear. Maybe it is time to get another feeder? > > George > > > > On 25, Aug 2009, at 11:10 AM, Judy Tufts wrote: > >> Yes, sad indeed, to think all these little winged delights will be >> gone shortly for warmer climes. >> >> Our adult males left on Tues Aug 19. Numbers of hummers began >> thinning shortly after (we had at least three families on our >> property) and now we are down to three f/imms who still insist on >> squabbling over one feeder even though they could each have their >> own separate one ! >> >> Cheers, >> Judy >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Judy Tufts >> Wolfville >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >> >> >> >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens- >> owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Peter Payzant >> Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:11 AM >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: [NatureNS] Our hummers have left >> >> Well, it's that time of year again. Our hummingbirds cleared out >> yesterday, alas. Has anybody else noticed that theirs have left >> recently? >> >> Peter Payzant >> Waverley > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > George E. Forsyth ph. 902 681 4910 > c/o Evangeline Middle School fax. 902 681 4909 > 9387 Commercial St. > New Minas, N.S. > B4N 3G3 > > --Apple-Mail-5-205851050 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> The thruuuuuummmmm of hummer wings, probably from three or four of = this<div>year's crop, continues here at Hall's Harbour. They are not = attending the feeders</div><div>much but feed in the garden which has = lots to offer.</div><div><br></div><div>My experience is that if I = enter, "hummers gone" in my bird diary for Aug. 27th,</div><div>say, two = days later I'll have too enter an "ooops" for the 29th because = they</div><div>haven't really left. </div><div><br></div><div>Mike = McCall</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><d= iv><br><div><div>On 25-Aug-09, at 7:56 PM, George Forsyth = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"> I have been splitting firewood at Harold Forsyth's in = Greenwich, Kings County the last few days and have seen hummingbirds = each day. Today I saw three and they were at jewelweed and wild = cucumber. At home in Port Williams at about six pm today there was a = hummingbird also at jewel weed and wild cucumber. This was the best = sighting because in the twenty one years I have lived here I have seen = only three or four hummingbirds in my yard. I kept a feeder for them for = five years when we first moved here but gave up after not having one = appear. Maybe it is time to get another = feeder?<div><br></div><div>George</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>= <br><div><div>On 25, Aug 2009, at 11:10 AM, Judy Tufts wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div = dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Yes, sad indeed, to think all these little = winged delights will be gone shortly for warmer climes. = </font></span></div> <div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span = class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font></span><span class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font></span> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr" = align=3D"left"><span class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Our adult males left on Tues Aug = 19. Numbers of hummers began thinning shortly after (we had = at least three families on our property) and now we are down = to three f/imms who still insist on squabbling over one feeder even = though they could each have their own separate one ! = </font></span></div> <div dir=3D"ltr" align=3D"left"><span = class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font></span> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr" = align=3D"left"><span class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Cheers, </font></span></div> <div dir=3D"ltr" = align=3D"left"><span class=3D"984083213-25082009"><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Judy</font></span></div> <div> </div><!-- Converted = from text/plain format --><p><font = size=3D"2">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>= ;>><br> Judy Tufts<br><span = class=3D"984083213-25082009"> </span></font><font = size=3D"2">Wolfville<br><