Hummingbird Fans

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macarton — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

I just joined the group recently. I'm a big hummer fan. I have a lot of hummingbird dishes and items in my house to decorate. I have several of my pictures of hummers on my blog and a few more in the post about blooms of old. Mary

http://rosedalegardens.wordpress.com/

Re: WANT TO ATTRACT MORE HUMMING BIRDS

txhummers — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

[quote user="SweetAnnee"]Other hummers will gather and share.[/quote]

No SweetAnnee:

Other hummingbirds do not gather and share any more than Ruby-throated Hummingbirds do. The photos you see of crowds of hummingbirds include as many Ruby-throated as they do other species. The difference is timing and the number of hummingbirds in the area. When, during migration, large numbers of hummingbirds gather at feeders, hummingbirds have undergone a physiological change that forces them to eat continually (this is the only time of year that they can accumulate fat regardless of how much they eat) and at the same time the feeder is overrun with birds so it is more efficient for them to eat than to chase other hummingbirds.

[quote user="SweetAnnee"]I live in Illinois ..we only get the Ruby Throated Hummers[/quote]

check out http://www.rubythroat.org/ChecklistsUSStatesMain.html. Illinois has recorded four species of hummingbird, including some that are far more aggressive than Ruby-throated!

Re: WANT TO ATTRACT MORE HUMMING BIRDS

SweetAnnee — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Do you live in Missouri.??

I live in Illinois ..we only get the Ruby Throated Hummers

and they are VERY territorial. The males will fight for his

feeder, even with the female and baby.

If I see more than one Ruby Throated , they are fighting.

You aren't doing anything wrong..it's the nature of the beast

Other hummers will gather and share. Get your feeders out

in April. (see the migratory map) so they don't pass you.

They come before blooms.except bulbs. The feeders attract them

Re: Hummingbird only takes nectar from certain flowers

Aythya_americana — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Of course, I bought a red salvia sometime after this post was made, and she loves that too.

Re: HI

Lori Rose — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

I am new to the group and live near Rochester MN. I have tons of hummers in the summertime. I love to lay in my hammock and watch the hummers feed in my backyard. They are so amusing to watch!

Re: HI

MonaMe — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Hi Lori Rose, welcome aboard. I too love the hummingbirds; we get them around the first of April, depending on our weather here in New Haven, Indiana. Just love to sit on the deck and watch them feed. Get so excited when I see the first one. Did not have as many last year, maybe five or six. They sure keep us entertained!

Re: Late Night Raid On Feeder....Got em!

Leveye — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

I used a flash here because it was very late at night..about ten P.M....took alot of patience and i used a remote..

Re: Late Night Raid On Feeder....Got em!

Leveye — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Only Flash used here was on Camera..he was letting me get very close...they are use to me now.....i can't wait for summer!!

Re: Late Night Raid On Feeder....Got em!

Leveye — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Many Thanks for all the great Comments!!...

Re: Late Night Raid On Feeder....Got em!

Leveye — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

we get a local bat feeding late at the feeder also...he lives under an awning and i will get him as soon as i warms up a bit!!...i have only seen hummers about late at night..and only when its warm out....

Re: HI

jackiep2010 — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

HI nice to meet you

When we lived in Tx I had lots of hummiing birds. All the time more during migration specially during the fall.

Here in Arkansas so many people feed them I get 3 every yr. In Tx they start showing up at my friends house about March 15th he said he is in Marble Falls area. By the end of March we should start seeing them here. I would love to have as many as I did when we lived in the Houston area. Our flowers bloomed late last yr no bees so I fed mostly bees. I would see a humming bird or 2 about dusk. This yr with all the snow and ice every body has had I don't know how gardens will do.

I am on face book as Jackie Popp if you want to add me as a friend

thanks for the note. And what's your name You don't really want me to call you frog pad do you?

Re: HI

frogpad — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Hi jackie. I'm new too. I have been feeding hummingbirds for quite awhile now, but I have

never had large numbers. Have you had much luck?

Re: Late Night Raid On Feeder....Got em!

frogpad — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Oh my, I've never seen a shot this close. Really fantastic!

Re: December 15th Picture of Hummingbird in Oregon

frogpad — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

We were up north a few years ago and were lucky enough to see a piealeted woodpecker. I know I didn't spell that right, but it was so beautiful and so big.

WANT TO ATTRACT MORE HUMMING BIRDS

MissouriMadelen — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT

I'm trying to get an early start for spring. We have 2 acres and have 3 hummingbird feeders throughout the back yard and one in the front yard by my office window. For the past 5-6 years, we have been limited to 3 hummingbirds. I have visited homes with 20-30 hummingbirds and can't figure out what the secret is to attracting so many birds at one time.

My husband and I love watching the hummingbirds. He keeps the nectar fresh every couple days, we have crape myrtle bushes up close to our patio, have a couple flower beds and still we just have 3 birds. Our maximum has been 5 birds, so we are doing something wrong.

I'm sure open to suggestions from those of you who have managed to draw a large number of hummingbirds. I want to up my hummingbird population so help please.

Thanks...MissouriMadelen

Re: WANT TO ATTRACT MORE HUMMING BIRDS

txhummers — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT

See response in the hummingbird forum.

HI

jackiep2010 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT

HI I am new here thanks for letting me join

Jackie Popp/ Arkansas

Re: Late Night Raid On Feeder....Got em!

JJ93volvo — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Do all birds feed at night or just hummingbirds?

Wintertime Hummer Pictures

jack57 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT

I have another 4 page post called:

For those starving for hummer photo's!

http://community.birdsandblooms.com/forums/t/301105.aspx

Here is my personal Hummer website:

http://1-4u-computer-graphics.com/Hummingbirds.htm

Re: PBS Nature

txhummers — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT

[quote user="hummerbuff"] Hey, did you hear about that Anna's hummer that was found in Reamstown, PA area in someone's backyard that the lady had left a feeder up and this Anna Hummer I guess had gotten off it's migratory course and was staying near her feeder even into late December! [/quote]

This hummingbird is not there just because of the feeder and the person has done the right thing in leaving her feeder up. Feeders can not keep a bird from migrating or draw a bird from another area.

The Anna's Hummingbird routinely over winters as far north as Oregon and Washington states and is well equipped to handle the weather in Pennsylvania for the winter. The news media needs to do some research before they print. Anna's Hummingbird has previously been documented in both Ohio and New York (both of which border PA), as well as North Carolina, Georgia and Florida on the east coast.