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Finally getting some hummers coming to the flowers! This female Ruby Throated Hummingbird is homing in on the sweet nectar of the scarlet Cardinal Flower.The Hummers are attracted to the bright red Lobelia which is growing in my backyard pond.
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The Red Cardinal Flower or Lobelia Cardinalis, is a native summer blooming wildflower that loves water and can be found along streambanks, ponds and swamps. It has a deep red velvety flower with deep green foliage and the Hummingbirds and Butterflies love it.
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HELP!!!

Anyone know what this is?

I wanted to say #GladiolusCommunis and exclaim ‘#HelloPossums!!’

But I had a sneaking suspicion it could be something totally different.

And so too does my ID app… in fact it suggests anything from #Lobelia, #Montbretia, #CannaLily - and yes of course… #Gladiolus!

Google image search wanted to tell me it’s a gladdy… but you know what.. I’m not so sure.

Whatever it is, ‘twas snapped on my sisters farm in #Centralvictoria a few weeks back… deep red and it is happy as Larry.

Oh what the heck, I’ll just say it;
#HelloPossums!!!!

🤣🤣🤣

This is nectaring on the flowers of the Blue in Guelph .The Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, is a tiny bird species that is about 7-9cm long and has a 8-11cm wing span. Nectar from flowers as well as small insects and spiders are its main food.
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Day 7 The bright red Cardinal Flower is the Hummingbird's favorite nectar and the red is hard to miss. The vivid red Lobelia is growing in my backyard pond and the Ruby Throated Hummingbird is zooming in for some sweet nectar.
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