Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> Mid June would make sense...  :)   
      
   That is based on roughly four weeks and change since I last spotted them doing   
   their usual foraging routine.   
      
    NB> and not venturing out much   
      
   Maybe.  I did see a bright red one (male) in the back just the other evening   
   so your assessment might have some truth to it.  It didn't buzz me and   
   appeared to be concentrating on other things, such as chasing down an insect   
   that my eyes couldn't pick up on.  They sure are speedy little critters.   
      
    NB> I don't suppose you have one of those sugar water feeders set out   
    NB> for them...?   
      
   Almost all the neighbours have them so the local hummingbirds are more than   
   looked after that way.  Also there are more than enough wild roses etc. that   
   are in bloom so there are natural sources of nectar.  However we just went   
   through a record dry May so I might have to pick up the slack this year.    
   We'll see.   
      
    NB> I don't expect to need to actually purchase anything in the   
    NB> meantime   
      
   Same here.  Maybe late November, and given;   
      
    NB> I believe a friend of mine had occasion to try the Founders   
    NB> Reserve, and wasn't particularly impressed with it...   
      
   Okay.  Thanks for the heads up.  Given the price differential between it and   
   12yo I'll more than likely stick to the 12yo.   
      
    NB> And from reading the box, I didn't see any reason to consider   
    NB> purchasing it, even in the future...   
      
   Same here except the lower cost initially was an attraction.  I am glad we   
   discussed it as it wasn't all that much cheaper so the extra couple of dollars   
   is probably worth dishing out in this case.  I'll more than likely wait until   
   late November before taking the plunge so there is plenty of time.  However I   
   don't want to wait too long since they tend to sell out of Glenlivet just   
   before Christmas and I'll have to settle for a substitution that I'd rather   
   not.   
      
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