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Thanks, 22-rimfire ... long zoom, through double panes and low light at ISO 800 ... the grain shows yet I just liked this one of a baby, taken on the 9th Sep - must have been second nest. Tiny - they amaze me. The babies perch a lot more than adults and I am grateful to have the time to observe them. Next year I will pay more attention to natural perches. Babies sit on the stronger zinnia flowers a fair amount - I have an image of one settling on a pink gladiola deep in the cosmo foliage - also not a great image, just one I like ...Nice shot by the way. They seem to be on time for your area as you had mentioned September 10th. Maybe she will visit my house and tank up at my feeder on her way South. "Dinner will be waiting for her."
This year had been a total flop as far as Hummingbirds go at the house until the babies started hitting the feeder and flowers in Mid-July. But I work with what nature throws my way. The nest must have been a good distance away from me since I never saw any during April when they usually show up.
Likely tropical storm Sally is supposed to track close to my area and bring rain. The predictions keep shifting the track East and a bit South as it moves inland. We could use some rain, but we don't need buckets of the stuff like they are likely to get near the coast in AL and MS. This storm appears to be mostly a rain event past the coast and still predicted to be a hurricane at landfall. Been a busy tropical year in the Atlantic and there are more to come it seems.
The predicted storm surge thing has me troubled as the last hurricane didn't have a surge anywhere near what was predicted close to the landfall area. But I suppose I would pay close attention to the projections if I lived there, just in case.
Yes, the Atlantic coast, Gulf coast and inland - brutal weather this season.