Last of the hummers

Now that we're well into September and our hummingbird feeder seemed to have no visitors the last few days, I figured all the hummingbirds had up and flown away for the season. I was wrong. One little fella spent much of Sunday sitting on a branch, standing guard over the hummingbird feeder hanging near our deck.

Each time another hummingbird came around, he dashed from the branch and chased off his competition for summer's last nectar. He looked like he wanted to chase me off once he realized I'd caught his neck scratching on camera.

Considering the chill in the night air (and the snow on Pikes Peak), I'm pretty sure this little guy is the last hummer we'll see 'til next spring. I hope not — but I took 113 photos of him just in case.

GRAND Social No. 121

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