Well, the bees have discovered the nectar! I have read about this since their arrival and tried the solutions to no avail. They chase the hummingbirds away! The hummingbirds usually get here in the morning and get filled up but once the bees show up they own the feeders. One site said it was the yellow flowers on the feeder that attracts them so I painted the flowers with orangy red nail polish, they did not mind! We moved them as the article said they are stupid and will not notice a new location, they are not stupid!There are feeders with a bee proof flower, the flower has a grate over it so that the bees cannot reach the food but the long nosed hummingbirds can. So I will get those next year!
Birding is a big thing here, there is a group counting the Swainson Hawk, that shows up here at this time of year, I usually see a flight of about 11 or so beside our RV park several times a day.
A website for birders who are fortunate enough to be here at Anza Borrego is http://www.miriameaglemon.com/San%20Diego%20Bird%20Pages/Sites/Clark%20Dry%20Lake.htm
Other birds we see often are the Great Egret, hanging out on the water's edges on the golf course
And this little guy, the Canyon Wren
And this little cutie, the Verdin
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