There is that, swct! I live about 250-300 yards from railroad tracks, and the brush there is full of the invasive L. Japonica. As a matter of fact coming home this evening I noticed some in a lot about 100 yards from my house in an overgrown roadside border, while sitting at a red light. I wondered if I could dig some up and put it in a pot on my deck, and never thought that is what they were feeding on instead of my containers and feeders! Hunh, Go figure!

I had 2 'She's' like this. The first I called Gena, at my old house. I moved and 2 year later, I had another. Her female children also had this mark. The next generations have not. I can not tell you which type this bird is from thie photo. Mine were Rubythroated.

I observed white stuff on the beaks of some of my hummers a couple years ago. I emailed my local bird lady and she said it was nectar from where they had been sticking their beaks into flowers. As to one running into you .... I've often had chills when they zoom past me so very close and often wondered if there had been instances where they actually ran into someone. Sounds as though he got the wind knocked out of him and had to lay there for a moment to catch his breath.

Nice. I always feel like I've had a good week when I see a bird that's new to me. Did you see the Hummingbird in the 'White Hummer' post? The site says it's albino but I think the bird would have pink eyes if it were a true albino. I think its a leucistic Ruby Throat.