Date: 8/15/26 7:52 am From: Peter Saracino <petersaracino...> Subject: Re: [GeneseeBirds-L] Tubby timmy humminbirds
Thanks Kevin!
Pete
"To know is not all; it is only half. To love is the other half".
- John Burroughs
" The Art Of Seeing Things"
On Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:50 AM Kevin J. McGowan <kjm2...> wrote:
> Undoubtedly some are putting on fat for the upcoming migration, but it is
> impossible to tell how much fat a bird carries under its feathers. The
> feathers fluff and sleek and completely obscure the details of the body
> below. And fat is deposited first on the chest, not the belly.
>
> Kevin
>
>
> On Aug 15, 2026, at 8:25 AM, Peter Saracino <petersaracino...>
> wrote:
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>
> Folks.
> Is it my imagination or are these hummers visiting my feeders of late
> beginning to show a bit of pre-migratory "weight gain" in the tummy area?
> Sar
>
> "To know is not all; it is only half. To love is the other half".
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