Birds and yard critters

[Hedgelj]

Never seen them swarm on the ground before.View attachment 198931

Not common but not uncommon either.

A swarm this late in the year is sad though. Odds are it's dead before gun season. Most likely it's from a hive overrun with varroa mites and they are absconding. Second highest option is that the queen has less than ideal genetics leading to them swarming this late in the season.

 

[GoetsTalon]

Thanks for the info! I knew a little about bees now I know more. No man made hives in the area so had to be a wild hive from the woods. I was surprised they were honey bees.

 

[GoetsTalon]

I thought humming birds were demanding. These finches take it to a different level lol. That tube gets filled once a day.