Stinking Raccoons. There seems to be nothing that will genuinely stop them. They climb like a monkey and can open anything.
I saw a female hummer on my walk today. I think she was a rufurous throated female, but it's really hard to tell. She was checking the creosote bushes for the last of their blossoms. Not many left...
Thanks for a lovely post, and for taking care of the hummers that went north.
The raccoons are definitely determined to get what they want. This yard is on this one’s evening rounds.
We try to help out the hummers when they come up to see us. Many households on the Island have the feeders out. The lilacs are out now and I notice they have been around the flowers. The rufurous throated hummers are probably the ones here. I think the female has green feathers on her back.
I heard it was good luck and joy to see a hummingbird, Tom. I hope that is what it meant for you.