The Hummers

[Cameramonkey]

I had the pleasure of getting to see one up close the other day. I was out in the back yard and suddenly a little guy was hovering about 3-4' from my head looking at me. He hung out there for about 5 seconds. It was cool. Never seen one that close before.


We had a couple several years ago. One was a real a-hole. The neighbor behind us had an apple tree about 150 feet from our back deck where the feeder was and the a-hole would sit in that tree. Whenever he saw another hummingbird feeding, he would rush out of the tree, fly over to the feeder and harass the other bird until it left, and then he would return to the safety of the tree. Lather, rinse, repeat. Eventually they all stopped coming.

Maybe this was a sign I need to put up a new feeder.

 

[NKBJ]

Thanks DoggyDaddy.
I'm planning on saving the seeds to have more next year.
Reckon will be planning the place for hummer watching.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Thanks DoggyDaddy.
I'm planning on saving the seeds to have more next year.
Reckon will be planning the place for hummer watching.

How long have you had those? I don't need to save seeds. Those little seed pods have a bazillion seeds in each one, and like I said, they wind up everwhere. Which reminds me, I need to pull my last remaining clump so it's not any worse than it's already going to be next year.

 

[NKBJ]

Just got planted this year.

 

[Super Bee]

Sounds like a bad hummer.

You would not think there is such a thing but there is.

 

[churchmouse]

You would not think there is such a thing but there is.

Oh yes.

 

[Hkindiana]

My HEAVY glass hummingbird feeder disappeared last week. I live in the country with no neighbors, so I know a person didn't take it. I have an acre of mowed grass back yard surrounded by 165 acres of woods, and I have yet to find it. I ASSUME it was a BiG raccoon, but I have no idea where he put it. Now I bring in my new feeder every night, and in the morning my hummers are not so patiently waiting for me to put it back out. As ut is, I am filling it two to three times a day.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Just got planted this year.

Trust me, you don't need to save the seeds. I mean you can if you want, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to plant them next year. Wait and see how much you have coming up first once it warms up.

 

[Hkindiana]

I just got up this morning and found a hummingbird entangled in a spider web. She was still alive, but not happy until I freed her. I wonder how many perish this way every year? Last year I saw a photo of a praying mantis eating a hummingbird, who would have known.

 

[rhino]

The problem with hummingbirds is that it takes so many of them to make a decent sandwich. Those breast are really tiny and hard to filet.

 

[Hkindiana]

The problem with hummingbirds is that it takes so many of them to make a decent sandwich. Those breast are really tiny and hard to filet.

If you cook them in a crock pot, you can eat then bones and all

 

[rhino]

If you cook them in a crock pot, you can eat then bones and all

Good to know!

 

[Nazgul]

We love feeding and watching them. This morning riding my motorcycle to work had one hit me in the face!!

Told my wife and she said "Is the bird ok??".

Don

 

[NKBJ]

Heh, took the kitchen peels to the compost after lunch and got buzzed by the little booger that sits at the back porch. Guess he was just saying Hi there!

 

[IN71vet]

Wife and I have not seen many if any males since about labor day. But the hornets have moved in and are driving the females away from feeder. I am planning on taking the feeders down in about a week.

 

[churchmouse]

Bumping this back up

 

[bcannon]

Been watching the migration map, theyre headed this way. Talked to some family in Rossville Tennessee and theyre seeing them already.

 

[churchmouse]

I need to get a list of the plants that attract them. I lost mine from last year. CKW wants this to happen.

 

[JettaKnight]

Anyone know what happened the OP? It seems he just went dark in November.

 

[NKBJ]

Hooray, the black chins are back!
Looks as though we're being homesteaded by a very happy oriole too.