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re: Hummingbirds have returned to fatten up before migration
Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:15 pm to Gee Grenouille
Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:15 pm to Gee Grenouille
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Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:22 pm to pussywillows
Grand Central Station around here right now. They should have it emptied by night time and I can pull it down for a much needed cleaning.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 5:19 pm to pussywillows
Posted on 9/17/24 at 5:40 pm to pussywillows
How do they ever actually feed because every time I’m watching they’re just constantly buzzing and bumping each other?
Posted on 9/17/24 at 5:48 pm to pussywillows
Great pics. Thanks for sharing. We have two feeders and there’s several at each feeder going at it. Fun to watch.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 5:49 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Rufous, Black-chinned, and Buff-bellied.
These are more western birds that have recently started wintering on the gulf coast instead of going back to Mexico. I’ve seen a black chinned at my feeder in BR. Some of these will hang around all winter. Mine have always left by mid October.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 5:58 pm to pussywillows
They are going crazy in back Brusly. A joy to watch. I am going through just under a half gallon a day…and well worth the time
Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:00 pm to Havoc
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How do they ever actually feed because every time I’m watching they’re just constantly buzzing and bumping each other?
I have 3 feeders up currently...there seems to be one dominant male for each feeder...the times I see others successfully feed are when more than one approach at the same time...one gets chased and the other(s) manage to sneak in briefly...Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:01 pm to HighRoller
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These are more western birds that have recently started wintering on the gulf coast instead of going back to Mexico. I’ve seen a black chinned at my feeder in BR. Some of these will hang around all winter. Mine have always left by mid October.
Try to snap a picture the next time you see one, if you have the chance. I've heard they're very occasional visitors in the Fall/Winter in some places outside their range. If they're starting to show up more regularly or in greater numbers, enough to actually be mentioned now, that'd be interesting.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
Yeah, now I'm looking forward to seeing if any of these other ones show up here...
Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:03 pm to pussywillows
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Yeah, now I'm looking forward to seeing if any of these other ones show up here...
Definitely.
iNat has a spattering of observations, maybe a half dozen or so, of the Black-Chinned around Baton Rouge, and there are a few around Houma. I didn't check the dates on the observations.
This post was edited on 9/17/24 at 6:06 pm
Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:10 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Try to snap a picture
I definitely will. Everything else has been a ruby.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 9:01 am to HighRoller
Here in KY, they arrive in April/May.m Last year...I had a pair hold out until mid-Nov. before they left! That was a first.
Currently watching 4 at home....but we had about a dozen week before last. It was fast and furious...couldn't keep my feeders full.
Currently watching 4 at home....but we had about a dozen week before last. It was fast and furious...couldn't keep my feeders full.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 9:11 am to pussywillows
We have about 6 or 7 coming regularly to feed. Love watching them. Amazing creatures. 
Posted on 9/18/24 at 5:56 pm to DMAN1968
I did a little better, picture wise, today.
I refilled it this morning and it was empty by 1:30.
I refilled it this morning and it was empty by 1:30.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 6:14 pm to pussywillows
Awesome photos as always!
Birdwatching is the Tits!
Birdwatching is the Tits!
Posted on 9/18/24 at 6:21 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I've heard they're very occasional visitors in the Fall/Winter in some places outside their range.
They are not all that unusual along the Gulf coast in the winter. It's why it's a good reason to keep up a feeder or two all winter. Baton Rouge and New Orleans are good for this, any place near the Gulf really. I've had Rufous 4 times in the winter, and last winter I finally got Black-chinned (Florida Panhandle)
quote:The numbers are definitely on the rise.
If they're starting to show up more regularly or in greater numbers, enough to actually be mentioned now, that'd be interesting.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 6:41 pm to Gee Grenouille
I’m kinda sad, I think they all left today, I haven’t seen any for the first time in awhile.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 6:56 pm to pussywillows
They found their way to SWLA
Trying to make a gif
Trying to make a gif
This post was edited on 9/18/24 at 7:00 pm
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