Ditto here in Dinwiddie=2E After having consistent action at my hummingbi= rd feeders in April, they haven't been using the feeders very much for the last month=2E My mother and her friends in Keysville are experiencing the= same thing=2E I originally thought it was because of the nesting period b= ut now I think it is also because of abundant food sources=2E Last evening, = I watched a hummingbird flycatching from the top of one of my trees=2E I've= never seen that before=2E Maybe an abundance of flowers and insects are t= he cause of the slowdown=2E Keep putting out the nectar, they'll be back=2E Adam D'Onofrio Dinwiddie Co=2E Original Message: ----------------- From: Bob Siegfried rcs5701@comcast=2Enet Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 19:03:51 -0400 To: va-richmond-general@freelists=2Eorg Subject: [va-richmond-general] Re: Hummingbirds I was wondering if people have noticed a drop in hummingbird activity? I have had them at my feeder for 12 years, but after showing up this year for several weeks, I have not had any at the feeder for over 3 weeks=2E The same is true for another Woodlake resident=2E I am interested if others have noticed a drop off? Bob Siegfried You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General=2E To unsubscribe, send email to= va-richmond-general-request@freelists=2Eorg with 'unsubscribe' in the Subj= ect field=2E To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc=2E) please visit,= http://www=2Efreelists=2Eorg/list/va-richmond-general=2E -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E You are subscribed to VA-Richmond-General. To unsubscribe, send email to va-richmond-general-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. To adjust other settings (vacation, digest, etc.) please visit, http://www.freelists.org/list/va-richmond-general.