Our friends Adrian and Debbie are (were*) hosts to a hummingbird that is not often found in these parts. To say nothing about the fact that hummingbirds aren't usually around here during winter at all.
An Allen's Hummingbird. A species normally found in the Western United States. And certainly not outside Philadelphia. But being birders, they left their hummingbird feeder out on the off chance that the start migrant would appear. And so it did.
Did I mention that Adrian and Debbie live a mile or two from where the Tundra Bean Goose was trying to blend in with all those Canada geese? (Does this count as a mention?)
And while this was not a life bird for either Patty nor I, it was for Terry. And when one 'badass birder' gets a lifer we all celebrate.
This was the end of our birding adventures for the day (sorry no part four). And since we were in the area (relatively speaking) we visited Patty's brother and then sister and delivered (and received!) Christmas presents. Doing our part to keep Santa in Christmas.
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* The hummingbird was not seen on Sunday, nor has it been seen since. We all hope it is ok. As far as I know the owl is still around.
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