Wow, Paula, How wonderful to have so many rufous hummingbirds in your
garden. We also have all three species of your red tubular species in our
garden but haven't seen any rufous hummers that I could identify. We also
have bright red Monarda (Monarda didyma) and Redbirds in a Tree
The Colorado Rockies seem to find a new way to lose almost every day. For
those of you who are fond of baseball but find the Rockies hard to hang with, I
bring to your attention to a continuing homestand of the NOCO Owlz vs the Idaho
Falls Chukars in Windsor tonight, tomorrow and day after
CObirders,
Jean Morgan identified the red tubular flower that attracted the Rufous
hummers as Zauschnaria sp. This IS the correct identification— Jean knows
her flowers!
Paula
Louisville
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Paula Hansley
Petrographic Consultants International, Inc.
Ph: 720-890-2628
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Correction: the flower from which they are getting nectar is Scarlet Gilia.
Paula
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At 6:30 this morning, several Rufous Hummingbirds were feeding on my red
penstemon flowers!! They were females or juvenile birds.
I identified them by their size and chips.
Paula Hansley
Louisville
Boulder County
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Paula Hansley
Petrographic Consultants International, Inc.
Ph: 720-890-2628