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re: The flight of the Hummingbird 2017 Update: Pg. 6 They are on the move!
Posted on 9/11/17 at 1:16 pm to OneEyedWillie
Posted on 9/11/17 at 1:16 pm to OneEyedWillie
Get yourself a tripod and a wireless shutter release. Sit back and snap away. If you want to freeze their wings, you'll need a nikon speedlight.
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Posted on 9/11/17 at 1:38 pm to AlxTgr
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Honduras?
looks like it
Posted on 9/12/17 at 7:20 am to hardhead
Found one of my feeders on the ground this morning. A cat ran off when I went out there. I think it jumped up to get a bird and knocked it down.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 7:51 am to AlxTgr
I started with a couple of gray/black/white ones in early August. Had 6 or seven of the ruby throated ones for a week or so, but they seem to have moved on. Back down to just the original two.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 8:30 am to AlxTgr
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A cat ran off when I went out there.
you know what you have to do now
Posted on 9/12/17 at 8:46 am to hardhead
I've got 2 feeders out about 50' apart and each 1 has 1 greedy little bastard that runs all the other ones off.
Should I add more feeders or try to kill the mean ones so the others can get a drink?
Should I add more feeders or try to kill the mean ones so the others can get a drink?
Posted on 9/12/17 at 8:49 am to REB BEER
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Should I add more feeders
Yes.
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or try to kill the mean ones so the others can get a drink?
ALX has a hell of a hummingbird cat for sale.
Posted on 9/12/17 at 9:03 pm to Clyde Tipton
Finally found my feeders. Had 4 on one and 3 fighting over the other one this evening.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 7:16 am to REB BEER
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Should I add more feeders or try to kill the mean ones so the others can get a drink?
Just put your two feeders closer togethter, about 8-10 feet.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 8:00 am to BiggerBear
We have three feeders out and 8-10 swarming them. It's really cool to sit and watch the whole group dynamic unfold.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 8:07 am to BiggerBear
I'll try that. I read on the internet that if I spaced them farther apart, the alpha hummingbird would give up on protecting 2 feeders. The problem I've created is now I have 2 alphas.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 8:34 am to REB BEER
They are all assholes. Just overwhelm them with feeders first, then the numbers take care of the overwhelming.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 8:36 am to REB BEER
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I'll try that. I read on the internet that if I spaced them farther apart, the alpha hummingbird would give up on protecting 2 feeders. The problem I've created is now I have 2 alphas.
The key is to put them close together enough that one hummingbird will try to guard them, but far enough apart that he won't succeed.
Here's about 10 seconds of two of the 5 feeders on my deck on Monday evening.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 8:48 am to BiggerBear
Good stuff.
My son has taken over and has gotten involved and is now naming the birds (he's 7).
We have about 15 birds at any one time between 2 feeders. He spends time every day before and after school on a ladder about 1 foot from one of the feeders, he's been doing this for weeks and has them trained to land on his fingers while they feed.
I have video and pics, but have yet to load. He's claimed recently that he has been able to pet one of them on the head while she feeds, I'm yet to observe it.
We go through about 2-3 cups of sugar water daily right now.
He's going to be very sad when they leave.
My son has taken over and has gotten involved and is now naming the birds (he's 7).
We have about 15 birds at any one time between 2 feeders. He spends time every day before and after school on a ladder about 1 foot from one of the feeders, he's been doing this for weeks and has them trained to land on his fingers while they feed.
I have video and pics, but have yet to load. He's claimed recently that he has been able to pet one of them on the head while she feeds, I'm yet to observe it.
We go through about 2-3 cups of sugar water daily right now.
He's going to be very sad when they leave.
Posted on 9/13/17 at 9:10 am to Clyde Tipton
We've had at least 25 birds for the last month or more. 5 large feeders and use 5 lbs of sugar a week. I'm ready for them to leave really. Hard to watch Tv on the deck when they are out there buzzing around. 
Posted on 9/15/17 at 8:27 am to BIG Texan
I thought mine were starting to leave. Record number this morning. Sugar run later this morning, as I am smooth out.
Posted on 9/15/17 at 9:58 am to AlxTgr
I saw one out my back window on monday so I went and hung a feeder. It took about 2 hours for the bird to find it, but it has been there almost non stop since then.
A couple others have showed up but the first one stays perched on a limb above the feeder and runs off any other birds that show up.
A couple others have showed up but the first one stays perched on a limb above the feeder and runs off any other birds that show up.
Posted on 9/15/17 at 10:04 am to AlxTgr
We had at least 15 yesterday evening. They emptied all three of my feeders in record time.
Posted on 9/15/17 at 1:49 pm to convertedtiger
This was one of my feeders the other morning.
This post was edited on 9/15/17 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 9/26/17 at 1:17 pm to OneEyedWillie
My biggest decline just happened. Had easily a dozen yesterday evening hammering the feeders in peace. I just went home for lunch and there was 1 bird perched on the hook with no competition at all.
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