The female Ruby-throated Hummingbird was in the backyard this morning nectaring on Swamp Milkweed. A second hummer flew in, either an immature male or another female. This means that there are at least three of them in the area. There was some aggression and chasing. I’m not sure which won the scuffle.

The cannas in the front yard have been blooming for several weeks, but I rarely monitor the front so don’t know whether those are being used for nectar. That should change, though, after I move them to the back (to accommodate the scaffolding that will be going up—tuckpointing, oh joy).

This is the first summer I’ve seen hummingbirds in the yard outside of migration. One showed up at the feeder in June, and there’s been one off and on (more off than on, but still…) since then. Very exciting.