(And I need to make a correction.  According to my bird book, this is a FEMALE Ruby-Throated Hummingbird.  Looked like a boy bird to me!)

The bees have found our hummingbird feeder.  Again.  When we refilled and cleaned it last (yesterday), we made extra sure the outside was clean, and we didn’t put it back up right away.  The bees went away.  This morning the bees are back.  I was wondering if Mr. Hummer was going to stop by, because sometimes when he sees the bees, he keeps going, and sometimes he picks a part of the feeder where there aren’t any bees.  He must have been feeling his oats this morning.

He picked the same spot where the bees were!  Ewww!  Then he popped his head up — and I always feel like he’s looking straight at me — and he zipped around to the “good” side of the feeder.

He took a few more sips, then turned to fly away.  They are such precious little birds.  (You can click on the photos above for a bigger picture.  Especially the one with his back to the camera, you can see the little green feathers better.)  I will get way more done when they fly south and I quit sitting by my kitchen window, camera in hand.  On the other hand, it’s a nice way to start the day.