My Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds have finally left.
Last year my last sighting of a hummer was September 17 and this year it was September 27th.
I finally started to photograph my songbirds. They have been very active! A good variety has been showing up.
My very late in the season perennial flowers have started blooming which is so nice to view when summer flowers have ended.
I decided to do a variety post of Ruby-Throat, Songbirds and my current flowers in bloom. I am including Ruby since I have so many photos that I still haven’t shared with you all yet.
Here goes a new story
Pix 1
Nuthatch
Good morning everyone. What a beautiful early autumn day in my flower garden.
Hope you all are doing well!
Pix 2
Woodpecker
You are right Mr. Nuthatch, it is a beautiful day because I see Ruby is still in the garden.
Pix 3
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Yes, I am still here but the sun is setting much earlier now <sigh> so I think I will start packing my nectar for my long journey home.
Pix 4
House Finch (Male)
Hey Ruby check out a new flower Mrs. Gardener has planted. Not sure if it is something you can pack in your suitcase but I advise that you check it out!
Pix 5
Mr. Finch I will check it out now! Thank you!
Pix 6
Ruby checking out this pretty autumn flower that is extremely tall called Helianthus ‘Gold Lace’!
Pix 7
Chickadee
Sorry, it’s not tasty nectar that you will pack away Ruby. There are two more autumn flowers to also check out.
Pix 8
Sounds good to me Chickadee!
Pix 9
Japanese Anemone ‘September Charm’
Pix 10
Tatarian Daisy
Pix 11
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Boy I am exhausted checking out those three new autumn flowers.
I am to say that I didn’t care for them; they gave me a bellyache.
Pix 12
My favorite Salvia is making my belly feel better.
Pix 13
Yup, feeling much better now
Pix 14
Carolina Wren
Ruby you are not alone. My belly can get mighty full from all the bugs I eat and then I get a bellyache too. I myself all the time to get my act together and go on a diet! Then I when I gain more weight
Pix 15
Carolina Wren
When I have a big old bellyache and feel like , I find a very wide perch that I know won’t break since I feel so fat needing to digest
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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
You take it easy dear Carolina Wren and all my other dear sweet Songbird Friends.
I am ready to fly off on my long journey so see you all next May! Please stop saying all those nice sweet things because you guys are making me Goodbye sweet friends!
Pix 17
Tufted Titmouse
I sure am going to miss my dear little Ruby. I can see Mrs. Gardener is starting to .
Pix 18
American Golden Finch
Cheer up Mrs. Gardener, Ruby will be back in no time. You have all us colorful songbirds to photograph and just think mid-October you will be photographing the bald eagles. So life isn’t that bad
Pix 19
Carolina Wren
Let’s all sing a farewell song as Ruby flies off! Let’s also say a that Ruby makes it home safely.
Pix 20
Carolina Wren
We love you little sweet Ruby until next time
I hope you enjoyed my Songbird, Ruby and Flower story
I so enjoyed dreaming it up for you all here!
Have a great week! Thanks a million for all your kind posts and viewing my threads this summer.
BeeBalm
Oct 04, 2014 at 09:18 AM
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active! A good variety has been showing up.
checking out those three new autumn flowers. 
to say that I didn’t care for them; they gave me a 
bellyache.
myself all the time to get my act together and go on a diet! Then I 
when I gain more weight 
needing to digest 
Goodbye sweet friends!
.
that Ruby makes it home safely.
