Hummingbirds

[dlbleak]

Couldn't decide which thread to revive so let's get a new one going. I am not a photographer so any pics would be great!
Who's getting a feeder out soon? I'm going to clean mine up and hang them tomorrow.

 

[ronny]

We moved this winter. Went from a hummingbird friendly yard to a hummingbird desert. May be hard to bring them in this summer. Time to get started, though.

 

[deerwhacker444]

Might be a few weeks early..

 

[dlbleak]

Might be a few weeks early..

we have a lot of competition in our residential setting. the earlier i get them out, the more i have.
thanks for the link, that pretty cool!

 

[ronny]

Somewhere around 4/1 in not uncommon.

 

[Okie4570]

I've never put one out, I'm not sure what we would have out here.

 

[dennishoddy]

I've never put one out, I'm not sure what we would have out here.

We start out with a few pairs in the spring. After breeding we have 20 or so at the end of summer. Angry little birds and really territorial. Put out a feeder now with a 4 cups water to 1 cup sugar and see if you have any scouts come by. Change it out on a regular basis, (every couple of days when warm) and see if any scouts come visit. Wife makes it by the gallon, and keeps it in the fridge. Only fill the feeders about 1/4 full until you see hummers.
Be sure to sanitize the feeders with a little bleach solution every so often.
We love em.
Wife has 4 feeders out to cut down on the competition for a single feeder and at the end of season goes through about a half gallon a day. I'm sure the people in the grocery store think I'm a moonshiner or something when I check out with a 20 lb bag of sugar.

 

[Poke78]

We start out with a few pairs in the spring. After breeding we have 20 or so at the end of summer. Angry little birds and really territorial. Put out a feeder now with a 4 cups water to 1 cup sugar and see if you have any scouts come by. Change it out on a regular basis, (every couple of days when warm) and see if any scouts come visit. Wife makes it by the gallon, and keeps it in the fridge. Only fill the feeders about 1/4 full until you see hummers.
Be sure to sanitize the feeders with a little bleach solution every so often.
We love em.

Good advice! The part I find interesting are the vocalizations when they get territorial.

 

[dennishoddy]

Good advice! The part I find interesting are the vocalizations when they get territorial.

Oh yeah! We have some chairs out back by the feeders that we like to sit in to watch and listen. They can get pretty loud for a tiny bird. LOL.

 

[deerwhacker444]

Good advice! The part I find interesting are the vocalizations when they get territorial.

Was sitting on the back deck a decade ago not paying much attention to the hummingbirds fighting at the feeder, when I heard a sound coming from one that was definitely odd. Turned out it was a Rufous male passing thru, sounded totally different than the Rubies. Stuck around for 2-3 days, then split..