wrote:

> On 5/15/2021 8:12 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Friday, May 14, 2021 at 1:41:31 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> I saw my first hummingbird of the season yesterday. It was a really nice
> >> day and I got a lot of work down. I had been out to a local flower stand
> >> to get some more annuals. Luckily, I had not lost any of the flowers
> >> planted last week, despite four nights in a row of frost warnings.
> >> Between buying and planting flowers and tearing out an ugly old Rose of
> >> Sharon I spend about 5 hours gardening. I sat down for a coffee and
> >> heard the hum of the bird. It lingered almost long enough for me to get
> >> a picture.
> >
> > We saw several, as the the remember the good hummingbird feeders. And they showed up early last year too!
> >
> > Sure sign of Global Warming!
> >
> >
> > John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
> >
> Bullshit. Hummingbirds show up when they show up. I saw my first one
> this year on March 31st which is about normal for this region. A few
> years ago one hummingbird stayed for the winter; I think she was too old
> to migrate so I kept the feeder up and freshly filled for her. She was
> still around even when the temperatures dropped close to freezing in
> January and February (32F).


Do remember that John's hummers are *bi - polar*, lol!