"Sarg" in flight

After spending a wonderful morning down at the harbor admiring and photographing a large collection of ships that were down here for the Festival of Sail, (a post for tomorrow...) I came home, camera in hand and sat in the backyard and waited...

It didn't take long. I knew they'd been around quite a bit in the past few days. The feeder, which had been filled only this past Thursday, was nearly empty again. They swoop in for a quick drink and are gone again, like lightening with wings. We have a regular, who sits perched on a nearby tree, always waiting and watching for any others that try to invade his territory. When another comes by for a taste, he cackles his disapproval and buzzes the unwanted visitor away from his precious nectar. He reminds us of a Sargent on patrol..."Sarg" is the one with the red cheeks...the little green guy is another frequent visitor.