A Portrait Of Zippy

A really good look at the hummingbird I still think of as my very first pet.  Zippy, the Costa's hummingbird...the second smallest species in the world...and to think he's mine.  Well, he rules the roost, anyway.

I have definitively figured out how/why the nectar has been disappearing at such a rapid pace, especially overnight.  BATS!  They have been sucking the thing dry every night.  I am going to have to remember to put it on the ground when it gets dark and get up early to put it back on the hook.  The birds are back at it well before the sun rises.