Our two female hummers have been here several days--don't know what's taking the male so long! And I saw a lovely sight this afternoon--a male cardinal feeding a female. She was well able to feed herself in between his finding the largest tidbits to bring to her. Is this part of a mating ritual? Surely it's too early for the female to be young, and she looked and acted like an adult. Nelda Nelda Snyder snyderfolks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx