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Our final hummingbird sighting of 2022

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Purplebear

Our final hummingbird sighting of 2022 was on either September 15th or 16th. Our visiting hummingbirds are usually gone between the second and third weeks of September every year. We had many visitors this year and there was one three … Continue reading →

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August is our best month for hummingbird watching

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Purplebear

August is our best month for hummingbird watching because it’s the time of year we see the most hummingbirds. It appears to us that the migration back home starts in early to mid August. The first sign is that the … Continue reading →

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Our first hummingbird sighting of 2022

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Purplebear

Our first hummingbird sighting of 2022 is in the photo below. We put up our feeder on Sunday, May 1st. This is a week or two later than we usually do because our weather has been bad. Well, it took … Continue reading →

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Our first and final hummingbird sightings of 2021 and new hummingbird photos

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Purplebear

Our first hummingbird sighting of 2021 was in the third week of April. That’s within a week of when our first sighting usually is. The first hummingbird we saw was a male ruby-throat and about a week and a half … Continue reading →

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2021 hummingbird migration is almost here!

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Purplebear

The 2021 hummingbird migration is almost here! For all of us hummingbird enthusiasts, the migration is the most anticipated time all winter long. We’ll start watching the progress on the migration maps in early March to see where they are. … Continue reading →

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Our final hummingbird photos and sighting for 2020

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Purplebear

Our final hummingbird sighting for this season was around October 4th or 5th. That’s about 2 weeks later than most years for us. Our first sighting for 2020 this year may have been a little later than normal so maybe … Continue reading →

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Hummingbirds at our Butterfly Bush

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Purplebear

Here are a few pictures of hummingbirds at our butterfly bush we recently took in our yard. Usually, the hummingbirds don’t really spend a lot of time at our butterfly bush, but this one did. He kept coming back all … Continue reading →

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First hummingbird sighting and pictures for 2020 during the pandemic

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Purplebear

We’ll tell you a little about the first hummingbird sighting for 2020 during the pandemic and include a few photos. We put out our first hummingbird feeder a little early this year, around the first week in April. Like everyone … Continue reading →

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Our First and Last Hummingbird Sightings of 2019

Posted on November 17, 2019 by Purplebear

Our first and last hummingbird sightings of 2019 will be explained in a bit more detail in a minute. First we wanted to tell you that we haven’t been able to make any posts this season due to some things … Continue reading →

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Our Final Hummingbird Sighting Of 2018

Posted on February 9, 2019 by Purplebear

Our final hummingbird sighting of 2018 was around the end of the third week or beginning of the fourth week of September. This was a little bit later than usual. The start of our hummingbird visits for the season was … Continue reading →

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