The black chinned hummer I wrote of previously was still here as of today.
A local birder came to take a picture of us--except it was a different bird.
My little Tux (short for Tuxedo) truly appeared to be a jet black hummer
with a tiny band of white (like a skinny tie) around his neck. His purple
gorget only appearred purple in sunlight, and he seldom stayed in one place
for very long. The bird of today was more of gray-green, with a fuschia
gorget in a scalloped pattern--nothinhg like yesterday's bird.
Early afternoon he was here, skinny and black; there was no sunlight, so his
gorget appeared black also.
A birder came to photograph Bird One (Tux)--he asked me if I was sure
if he was skinny because the bird he was looking was quite plump and
looked ready to continue his migration. I thought there was only one bird
here. There were two--both males, but different kinds of birds. I think Tux
visisted once--before he got his camera set up, but then the other bird started
zooming in. We both got confused.
He may come back tomorrow to try to get a better photo. I hope Tux is more
cooperative--if he is still here.
Kate Thorn
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