Hummingbird 2022

[dlbleak]

Watch close. There will be a male guarding the feeder, perhaps 2 or 3 males. It/they will allow the females to feed, but attack another male.

At least, that's the way it is around my feeder.

Oh yeah. Male guarded for about an hour. He chased off everything except his supposed younguns. Had a female guard for a bit and let her youguns visit.
The young males have striations of color on their necks. Can still catch a glimpse of pink or orange on them. We have an outlying feeder that a young male has taken over. He isn’t stupid, took the easy fortress by not even fighting for it. It’s his now.

 

[dlbleak]

 

[SlugSlinger]

There’s no way I could video all of this. We have 3 and 4 birds whipping by our heads at a time. Pretty cool stuff.

We had some of that going on as well. The video doesn’t do it justice either. We have 4 feeders that are separated a good distance.

I got a couple pineapple shaped feeders on clearance from TSC.

 

[Forgalspop]

We have 3 feeders for hummingbirds that attach to windows. This year we have more than we ever have had. Some days I have to refill the feeders twice a day.

After watching the hummers feeding this morning I got curious about what size a brain hummingbirds have.

Reading on line, I discovered their brains are the size of a grain of rice, but make up 4.2 percent of their body weight. Human brains only about 2 percent.

I find them to be amazing creatures with amazing natural talents.

Maybe we humans would be better of if we had bird brains!

Below is a link with interesting facts about hummingbirds.

https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/p...irds--and-other-interesting-tidbits-1101.html

 

[okjoek]

We go through over a 1/2 gallon of nectar everyday, my wife stays busy making it.

 

[sherrick13]

Today

 

[RickN]

I was reading some info on honeysuckle and it said that hummingbirds love orange honeysuckle. They are attracted to it and feed from it. If you can it might be worth planting some.

https://www.amazon.com/Hummingbird-...0f-93d1-27fd03ca3a33&pd_rd_i=B09F8SMBZ3&psc=1

 

[zipty6]

I always fail to get the feeders out at the right time. Luckily, they seem happy with our Canna flowers.

 

[dlbleak]

The cool down has moved some birds out. Only saw a few yesterday. Put fresh food in the feeders to attract some travelers as they head south.