First hummingbird

I put the snazzy hummingbird feeder that I received for my birthday last year up on my May 1 birthday this year, and yesterday, the first of the Ruby-throated visitors arrived around 8:30 in the morning to partake of our nectar largesse. As is typical, the vanguard hummers are males, just resplendent in their iridescent plumage, and the debut guy was soon joined by at least two compadres, the trio of which are drinking and trying to establish territories with suitable nesting sites. The females will be back in short order and then the feeder will bear witness both to males battling males for dominance and males performing spectacular courtship displays that feature high-speed, U-shaped flights. For now, the guys are in recharge mode, fattening up on sugar water for the reproduction sweepstakes about to start. All is more or less calm... and brilliant.