Within 30 seconds of refilling the hummngbird feeder today,
I saw a male rubythroat zip up to inspect and then zip away
again. I haven't seen him since. This is the first
time I've had a hummingbird in the spring, so I am happy,
but I wonder why he didn't stick around?  I am guessing he's
also attracted to the azaleas right now, and I have a flat of
red impatiens to plant.

Our phoebe is still sitting on the nest--no babies yet, as far as I can tell,
but I did find broken eggshell on the steps beneath the nest. I do hope
she is not brooding a cowbird egg right now.


--Pat

Pat Valdata, Elkton, MD | 
"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards
and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.
More than any other thing that pertains to the body
it partakes of the nature of the divine." --Plato