Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds: Final Blooms and Farewell

Our time together was too brief.

It seems like only yesterday you were flying my way.

Ruby-throated hummingbird migration map
https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com/hummingbird-migration-spring-2025-map.htm

And now you’re returning to your winter homes. The Fall Migration is well underway.

Map illustrating the fall migration route of Ruby-throated hummingbirds in North America, highlighting the areas they travel through.

I enjoyed our time together, even though it was brief.

A hummingbird hovering near vibrant red cardinal flowers, set against a blurred green background.
Ruby-throated hummingbird visiting Cardinal Flowers

I know my flowers and nectar fortified these jewels of nature for their long trip. Goodness, Ruby-throated hummingbirds on the East Coast undertake a migration flight of about 500 miles!

My cardinal flowers are still blooming so I’ll have a few stragglers flying by for a to-go snack.

A Ruby-throated hummingbird hovering near bright red cardinal flowers in a vibrant garden setting.

And to my readers, please keep your nectar feeders up through October, unless you have flowers. Then you can relax and let Mother Nature feed our traveling friends.

Close-up of a vibrant orange flower with a dark center, surrounded by green leaves and blurred orange marigolds in the background.
Zinnia, a hummingbird favorite.
A hummingbird feeding on a pink flower with vibrant green foliage in the background.
Female Ruby-throated hummingbird on a Zinnia.
A ruby-throated hummingbird hovering near a pink flower, feeding on nectar.
Juvenile Ruby-throated hummingbird on a Zinnia.

So that’s it for summer 2025 and my hummingbirds.

Stay safe little ones, and goddess willing, I’ll see you in the spring.

A Ruby-throated hummingbird perched on a branch, surrounded by green foliage.
Female Ruby-throated hummingbird

Blessed be:}

Mi manchi profondamente, mio ​​amato immortale.

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About tinthia

Wondering, searching, and wandering, I'm an earth witch with a desire to get it right in my lifetime. The flow of the river feeds my inner goddess and fuels my soul. Blessed be. :}
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