Hummingbirds

I bought two new hummingbird feeders, since the old ones did not have a way to keep wasps and yellowjackets out.

The hummers are incredibly busy, always flitting among the feeders, the sages, other nearby flowers, even the white blooms on the sourwood tree.  They are very aggressive.  When I sit in the rocker on the patio or in the chair on the front porch, the female buzzes me, hovering right smack in front of my face to tell me to go elsewhere.

Today on the front porch she got within 12 - 18 inches of my face and absolutely stayed there until I moved.  Very threatening for such a little thing!

We often see two of them dipping and diving in the air.  I'm not sure if it is a battle, with one driving the other off, or if they are a pair. 

It is so amazing to see these little guys constantly at the feeders and constantly hovering, buzzing and flying around the garden.