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re: Hummingbirds/Hummingbird feeders
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:25 am to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:25 am to Clyde Tipton
quote:I learned it from Biggerbear. You should see his deck in the fall.
but I think you're on to something.
quote:Truth.
The low activity is because one a-hole is running the show.
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Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:36 am to upgrade
Man that's sone cool shite there. I bet the kids were like wow!!!
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:38 am to AlxTgr
I had one feeder for a couple of years and only had a bird or two that dominated the feeder. I added two more feeders and the number of birds increased dramatically. One bird couldn't dominate the feeders. I'm in MS and during the fall migration the 4 feeders require about 32 ounces of sugar water a day.
Couple of pics I took
Couple of pics I took
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:42 am to LSU_Smash_the_West
quote:
I bet the kids were like wow!!!
One of those KIDS is my wife!
But yeah we were quite surprised.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:46 am to weadjust
My parents and grandparents had feeders at their houses and I remember the dominant bully guarding the feeders. For some reason they don't seem to do that at my house. I don't get large numbers of birds, usually 4 or less.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:54 am to upgrade
When hummingbirds sleep they go into like a comatose state slowing down their heart rate to conserve energy and calories. It takes up to an hour for them to fully wake. Some of the youtube videos showing them in this state is pretty funny.
Snoring Hummingbird
Passed out Hummingbird
Link
Snoring Hummingbird
Passed out Hummingbird
Link
Posted on 4/29/16 at 12:23 pm to upgrade
quote:
But yeah we were quite surprised.
Oh shite sorry
Posted on 4/29/16 at 12:50 pm to LSU_Smash_the_West
i totally forgot this year. Was outside yesterday evening and heard the tell take chirp. Feeders going out today. I've got a buddy that lives in Lake Mary and the videos he takes of his porch are insane. He goes through a couple pounds of sugar a week at peak time
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:12 pm to Clyde Tipton
That photo was taken during the fall migration. Notice the immature males around the feeder.
How to get numbers:
1. Put up feeders in the spring, around mid-march.
2. Hang at least three feeders withing no more than 10 feet of each other. A single bird can effectively guard one feeder, he cannot guard 3 or more when others show up.
3. Do not let the feeders run dry.
4. In Louisiana, numbers will come in late August through late September. Increase the numbers of feeders then.
5. Keep feeders too high off the ground for a cat to jump and scare the hummingbirds.
6. Change out the "nectar" (sugar water at about a 3:1 to 4:1 ratio, exact ratio doesn't matter) at least once per week in the middle of the summer.
7. Plant hummingbird attracting plants around your yard.
8. If you are in South Louisiana, keep at least one feeder out year-round. Western species (Rufus, Anna's, Calliope, Allen's, Magnificent, etc.) hit our area in the winter and if one finds your feeder, it may call it home for the winter.
How to get numbers:
1. Put up feeders in the spring, around mid-march.
2. Hang at least three feeders withing no more than 10 feet of each other. A single bird can effectively guard one feeder, he cannot guard 3 or more when others show up.
3. Do not let the feeders run dry.
4. In Louisiana, numbers will come in late August through late September. Increase the numbers of feeders then.
5. Keep feeders too high off the ground for a cat to jump and scare the hummingbirds.
6. Change out the "nectar" (sugar water at about a 3:1 to 4:1 ratio, exact ratio doesn't matter) at least once per week in the middle of the summer.
7. Plant hummingbird attracting plants around your yard.
8. If you are in South Louisiana, keep at least one feeder out year-round. Western species (Rufus, Anna's, Calliope, Allen's, Magnificent, etc.) hit our area in the winter and if one finds your feeder, it may call it home for the winter.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:18 pm to BiggerBear
quote:
How to get numbers:
1. Put up feeders in the spring, around mid-march.
2. Hang at least three feeders withing no more than 10 feet of each other. A single bird can effectively guard one feeder, he cannot guard 3 or more when others show up.
3. Do not let the feeders run dry.
4. In Louisiana, numbers will come in late August through late September. Increase the numbers of feeders then.
5. Keep feeders too high off the ground for a cat to jump and scare the hummingbirds.
6. Change out the "nectar" (sugar water at about a 3:1 to 4:1 ratio, exact ratio doesn't matter) at least once per week in the middle of the summer.
7. Plant hummingbird attracting plants around your yard.
8. If you are in South Louisiana, keep at least one feeder out year-round. Western species (Rufus, Anna's, Calliope, Allen's, Magnificent, etc.) hit our area in the winter and if one finds your feeder, it may call it home for the winter.
We should still be seeing some all summer between mid March and September migrations though, right? Or do most Summer North of us?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 1:36 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:
We should still be seeing some all summer between mid March and September migrations though, right? Or do most Summer North of us?
We have a large local population of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds all summer. You will see the numbers dip greatly toward the end of May and then come back in late June at which time you will probably start noticing young juveniles. Even during that time, you will get pretty good traffic to your feeders in the early morning and late evening.
Hummingbirds will return not only to your yard, but to the specific spot where they visited your feeder last year. The longer and more consistent you are with feeding, the more hummingbirds you will have from year to year.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 5:18 pm to BiggerBear
I had a drop in number last fall that I never figured out.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 6:00 pm to Clyde Tipton
FYI, don't use the red dye. Though they're attracted to the red color it's supposedly not good for them. Even if you're using a natural dye it is not something they consume in the wild and can harm them.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 6:53 pm to tigeroarz1
I just got mine out last week but already have had several birds on them.
I'm in Memphis btw
I'm in Memphis btw
This post was edited on 4/29/16 at 6:53 pm
Posted on 4/29/16 at 7:06 pm to bbvdd
I just put mine out Wednesday and already have a few flying around.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 7:42 pm to MotorBoater
Just put mine out Wednesday night. Usually get hummingbirds all summer, right at the back window.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 8:01 pm to Clyde Tipton
Sugarwater.
I hate to see them fight but love to see them buzz.
Who isn't a Hummingbird fan?
I hate to see them fight but love to see them buzz.
Who isn't a Hummingbird fan?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:22 pm to Clyde Tipton
I've been feeding them here in my part of Virginia for 30 years. I have seen as many as 40 at one time on my feeders. It's like a constant flight of miniature F-16's swarming around the front porch. I use a 1:4 sugar water solution. Don't put the red dye in the sugar water. It's harmful to them and unnecessary. Hummingbirds prefer "edges" such as where woods adjoin pasture or lawns. They are territorial and the dominant rooster will attack all others who come to the feeder. I usually put out three feeders about 15 feet apart. Hummingbirds are great mosquito and gnat catchers, too. That's where they get their protein. They will get accustomed to your presence very quickly. Just for trivia purposes, hummingbirds are the only bird species that can't walk.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 9:50 pm to Clyde Tipton
I have actually had my feeder out since around mid-march and haven't seen many at all this year...sooner or later, they will come.
Posted on 4/30/16 at 4:02 pm to Spankum
Ha!
Finally got a chance to sit down in the back yard for an hour or so and had one visit. Looked like a hen...
Finally got a chance to sit down in the back yard for an hour or so and had one visit. Looked like a hen...
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