Last Friday after the worst of the heat had broken and we had had a day
of lots of rain, a female Hummingbird came to one of my feeders and seemed
rather frantic for some food.  She grabbed a position on the side at one of
the access flowers and started drinking vigorously.  She looked so hungry
that I started counting the sips - and reached 82 - yes she dipped her bill
into the feeder and drank 82 times in succession - some of the drinks even
being quite long!  I thought she may have been a migrant arriving after a
fairly long flight.
 
    Yesterday I saw her again - this time she took only about a dozen drinks
before going away.  A male is also around, and a female has  been present
all summer - but this female acted much different than the one that has been
continuously here.
 
    Hungry Hummer indeed!
 
Les Roslund

Talbot County
Easton MD 21601