Above a 7 panel slideshow with baby Brown Creepers being fed by an adult. above ^^ Young Nuthatches being fed by a parent... Yesterday (June 2) was very wet and it rained heavily all day. The hummingbird feeders were overwhelmed at times as the Hummy's needed extra food to keep warm. Among the clusters of birds I saw, a pair of newly minted baby Rufous were there a number of times. Above photo is a nice example of a freshly fledged male Rufous! The adult males will begin to disappear in 2-3 weeks (migration to S Mexico) and the females are gone by early July as I have observed, but the last few summers I have seen baby Rufous here up till September. Female Rufous above sits quietly observing the deck feeders. Most hummingbirds land and watch carefully before feeding as there tends to be much mayhem and chaos (chasing by dominant birds) so when the coast was clear, she moved in. Another female Rufous awaiting her turn at the feeder Mr Rufous poses atop the same small maple and watches his kingdom.
The males are quite preoccupied with territory protection and mating, but occasionally they will check the flowers.
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