Hummingbirds

We have been in Little Hollywood for 3 nights now. We are going to leave here tomorrow morning.

It’s been a good three days. Yesterday I defrosted the fridge. Which was badly needed.

We went out for a couple of good long skiff rides. Yesterday there was a boat called Aquila Bay anchored up in one bay over – Scow Bay.

The three sailboats had anchored somewhere else and had already left by the time we were out yesterday

It was a lovely sunny day yesterday. We took the skiff for a good long run.

The hummingbird feeder has been a big success. Yesterday it was just two birds – one female on one male Rufus. Today there is a third males and one small female – or a juvenile.

The weather was a little overcast today. We went out for another skiff ride. Knock on wood – the skiff is running well ! Thankfully.

There is a lot of hummingbird activity today.

We put up the skiff and put down the poles. Ready for a bit of a roll tomorrow as we go south to Dixie Cove

I read that apparently when the feeder is gone they will go back to foraging for food as they did before the feeder. They eat insects and nectar and sap in the wild. I imagine there are a lot of insects here. Definitely mosquitoes! I was feeling a bit guilty that we would be taking the feeder away tomorrow.

I have to keep moving the basil around. If Lilly is out in the cockpit with the basil – she eats it. And then we have cat chewed basil for our pasta !