OMG THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOUUUUU! Bless you for responding. I had just cross-posted this on the Bird forum because time was passing and I didn't want to do anything wrong! I've feed them for years. The same guys stick around all year, very territorial. I figured two of them butted heads and this one went down. But after finding so much doo-doo caked on the little leg I was maybe thinking it was a youngin that had been in the nest and tried to fly, but didn't. I added a few more pics and right now while I'm on the computer trying to find out what to do, I have him next to me...the screen is stapled except for one side. OK, I'll take him back outside, keep offering Hummer Juicy and find some worms to squish up. I happen to have a ton of aphids on one bush, would that be OK to mush up and try to feed? Hopefully you are right on and he's just trying to get his energy back up. Again, THANK YOU, sincererly...from the bottom of our hearts! Amity

I certainly would not suggest painting that lovely table, but a little more red would help. The country setting looks great for hummers. If you plan to sit at the table to view the birds, you will need several birds. You would have to be fairly still long enough for the bird to approach, sit on and then feed from the feeder. Just a little movement from that close will run them off; if I move my hand or scratch my nose, my birds will move to another feeder and I am 10-12 feet from the nearest. A cough or sneeze from 30 feet will do the same. The feeder looks a little hidden by the tree. I would go the extra yardage an put up another feeder.

Hi Jenny, Yes, they come around very late and very early (just after sunrise). Congratulations on your first hummer.

Rick, I'm sure those hummingbirds are also enjoying your gorgeous gardens! The pictures are fabulous! What camera are you using? Are these taken through a window, or out in the garden? One of our females got so much closer to us this morning after enjoying the B&B salvia. I didn't have my camera with me. She hovered a few feet away from me to check out the color of my shirt. Our greyhound is always with us for our morning and evening garden walks, but the hummers don't seem too concerned. Cameron