Here's a vid from this morning showing Fred perching on a dead branch overhanging the rear deck. Unfortunately he has he sky behind him, which blunts the colors. Shortly after he left tocontinue patrolling his territory, a female hummingbird arrived and started feeding at "Wendy's Wish" salvia. This is a hybrid of uncertain origin (S. mexicana, S. buchanii and/or possibly S. splendens), found as a chance seedling in an Australian garden. It has large magenta flowers and pink bracts resembling those of S. splendens van Houttei. It's very floriferous, but not hardy on Long Island.
A blog that provides up-to-date information about the world's leading (according to Google) hummingbird sanctuary, on high bluffs overlooking Long Island Sound, Riverhead, New York. The sanctuary is private and not open to the general public. Paul's Email: paul.adams%stonybrook.edu. We sometimes livestream from the sanctuary, at youtube.com/channel/UCvTj9WdD0zItyBLI6m-U9Og/live
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Fred even closer; Wendy's Wish
Here's a vid from this morning showing Fred perching on a dead branch overhanging the rear deck. Unfortunately he has he sky behind him, which blunts the colors. Shortly after he left tocontinue patrolling his territory, a female hummingbird arrived and started feeding at "Wendy's Wish" salvia. This is a hybrid of uncertain origin (S. mexicana, S. buchanii and/or possibly S. splendens), found as a chance seedling in an Australian garden. It has large magenta flowers and pink bracts resembling those of S. splendens van Houttei. It's very floriferous, but not hardy on Long Island.
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