Ok. Bird feeders are de-snowed and refilled. Hummingbird feeder has been cleaned off, rinsed and refilled. It'll go back out when the syrup cools a little.

Finnegan has been fetched from the yard again - he's equal parts fascinated and horrified by the floofy white stuff. He's an apricot point Siamese - next to the snow he looks orange all over.

Now, time for a hot chocolate and breakfast.

@kaehlys

Do you have hummingbirds overwinter in your area? Ours migrate south for the winter. I 💜 hummingbirds. I have honeysuckle vines growing up the sides of the front porch to attract the beautiful little birds up close.

@Myrth Yeah, Anna's Hummingbirds are non-migratory. A lot of people have feeders out for them so they seem to do just fine over winter, even when it surprise snows.

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@kaehlys

Ah! Here in the Midwest we have ruby throated hummingbirds, which are migratory (and mighty!). They have an amazingly long migration for such tiny creatures. It is a miracle of nature that they can do it. I don’t think they could survive our winters - very cold, no flowers, no insects - and even feeders would freeze solid. But I look forward to their arrival each spring and plant many flowers with them in mind - I try to have something in bloom for them from spring through autumn.

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