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down_home
Explorer II
Sep 27, 2014

Humingbirds report

SIl replaced the nectar, in the feeder two days ago. Around a dozen Humming birds attacked him. Actually they just got really closeup and circled his head and the feeder. They wanted their nectar right now. Either that or they were defending their feeder. They didn't fly up when he took it down except for two or three. The recognize that bright red color as groceries.
I had a greed mold killer cleaning bottle on the porch a few days before hanging the feeder and two or three Hummingbirds came close to it for a look over. Wasn't sure we would get any to come to a feeder until then. Put up one at our last home and didn't see a single bird.
Cold weather will be hard up on us in a few weeks so I've got to decide what feeders to put out. Possible some hollows in the cedar tree, we are going to put the dinner bell on outside the kitchen area. Woodpeckerss carved a nice oval slot in one side already. Doggone Coyotes are out at the dog pen just now. By the time I get up from here, get the rifle and out the door, they will be gone.
Next thing is finding some perrannual bulbs to stick in places here and there. I've got a bunch of grape seeds, I want to plant but can't find a Sycamore that has clear understory anywhere. The tree will keep bugs at bay except maybe for Jap beetles. Got to find some Muscadines too.

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  • down_home's avatar
    down_home
    Explorer II
    Oct 06, 2014
    A few Hummingbirds were at the feeders yesterday morning. It was right below 40 the night before.
    There were none to be seen as the day progressed yesterday. High was 62 or so yesterday.
    Near 30 last night. Not a Hummingbird to be seen.
    I guess a few didn't leave Friday evening and fueled up early Saturday and headed, to South America.
    There were three or four different kind of Hummingbirds judging by shape,s of beak and size. I saw some with vivid greens, a couple with yellow, somewhere, on their bodies, as they flashed by, and some blue colors and purple.
    I will have to hang the feeder lower so we can see all their colors next year. The crows are gone, even, for the minute it seems. All to be heard this morning was squirrels chiiting away, in the woods. It was beautiful blue this morning with a hint of white far over the horizon and 44 degrees, at 10:00 our time. Beautiful simply beautiful. Missed church.
  • magnusfide's avatar
    magnusfide
    Explorer II
    Sep 28, 2014
    Glad to see you use a clear syrup with that too. Hummingbirds are amazing to watch: like bees; manatees; koi; turtles; cats and dogs.
  • Don_Shar's avatar
    Don_Shar
    Explorer
    Sep 28, 2014

    Hummingbirds are not as skittish as people think. If you stand still and hold the feeder they will land on your finger and eat. After this picture I took the feeder to our table and sat there, they came after the food. I then put some liquid in a jar cap and set it on the table, after bout 15 minutes they were there eating. Then I put the jar cap in my hand....after about 15 minutes they came sat on my hand and had a feast. You just have to be patient and they will come.
  • wthibeaux's avatar
    wthibeaux
    Explorer
    Sep 28, 2014
    Last year the hummingbirds were swarming our feeders. This year, the most we've seen at any one time was 4. One got in the garage and wouldn't go out the open doors until I removed the red tag and red ball from the garage door opener. I have a 30 second video I took last year and they were swarming the feeder--so may you can't count them all.I would like to have a still picture of them but was told that it can't be done.
  • 5thwheeleroldma's avatar
    5thwheeleroldma
    Explorer
    Sep 27, 2014
    I suspect the timing of the hummingbird migrations tells you something about the onset/severity of the coming winter. I feed them all spring through fall and I usually get a real flood of them for about three weeks, sometime between late September and late October. We live near Tyler, tx.
  • RoyB's avatar
    RoyB
    Explorer II
    Sep 27, 2014
    We have our CAMP BACKYARD setup here going the year around. Spend alot of time sitting out back here at the house. We too have noticed the hummingbirds alot more this year for some reason.

    They will get in under the awning and check things out that have just been brought in.

    Don't see a good crop of fruit things in our small woods this season. Their food supply may have been thinned out some???

    Roy Ken

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