It is 45 in the morning and we saw a hummingbird at the nectar.

[question everything]

Where to they hide at night? And how do they keep warm? We usually see them through October but this morning is rough

[CaptYossarian]

1. It might have been "one for the road".

They definitely have Central America on their mind at 45 degrees.

[question everything]

3. Amazingly, they - there were two of them, fighting - stayed around for 40s and even 30s several days

and finally left a few days ago, now that we are back in the 70s and 80s.

[CaptYossarian]

4. The term "bird brain" is so misleading.

Leaving when they did, they avoided hurricanes Laura and Sally. It might have to do with a lot more than temp.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Hummers will shut their

Metabolism down in order to survive. Watched over the years how they perch on a branch and the first sun light of the morning warms their body and their metabolism kicks in and hit the feeders and away they go.