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All photographs by David Lilly
I put a small thin stick beside my Hummingbird feeder. It took two weeks before the male Ruby-throated hummingbird decided it was a good place to sit and watch the feeder.
As it turned out it was raining. The overcast light with the rain made for some great photos. Especially with the rain drops on the head.
My only explanation for all of a sudden interest in the small stick is there are other hummingbirds trying to drink from the feeder and this male sits on the stick to defend the feeder. I have seen him chasing other hummingbird away from the feeder.
Last year I observed the same activity. However, as I already mentioned the stick has been there for a whiled he has not sat on the stick , but now he does.
Nikon D 500 with a Nikon 500mm 5.6 pf lens
