Hummingbirds are on the way!

[Malo83]

I'm thankful and grateful to have them here year round. Almost every morning they are at our feeder and neighbors hibiscus.

They have been coming in the mornings when the wife and I are in the patio drinking our morning coffee, just refilled the feeder this morning.

 

[RhondaHonda]

We have a feeder that they love. My friend’s parents make 2.5 gallons a day of food for all of their feeders. The air buzzes with the hundreds of hummers they have at their place.

 

[SC Maintenance]

We have a feeder that they love. My friend’s parents make 2.5 gallons a day of food for all of their feeders. The air buzzes with the hundreds of hummers they have at their place.

Hmm, I have a feeder and we seem to get only 1 bird every year. They chase the other birds away. We have lots of blooming flowers also. Occasionally see the hummingbird there as well.

How do I get more to come? Should I put up a 2nd feeder?

 

[RhondaHonda]

Hmm, I have a feeder and we seem to get only 1 bird every year. They chase the other birds away. We have lots of blooming flowers also. Occasionally see the hummingbird there as well.

How do I get more to come? Should I put up a 2nd feeder?

We also get one fatter one that likes to run the others off. I’ve had 2 feeders in the past and that helps. My friend’s parents have probably 40 feeders.

 

[spasm3]

We also get one fatter one that likes to run the others off. I’ve had 2 feeders in the past and that helps. My friend’s parents have probably 40 feeders.

They are protective of feeders its their nature. I have 4 spaced out of sight of each other.

My understanding is, that behavior stops when there are too many other hummingbirds to chase off, at that point you cluster the feeders together.

 

[SHOZ]

I see a lot of them around the grounds. They are quite the carnivores too raiding the spider webs and the small bugs on trees.

 

[Lubener]

It's really neat when they check out my outside security camera. They really do "hum" when they fly.

 

[odie]

Spotted a few .

 

[D60]

Breakfast this morning sitting at our deck bar

 

[Snagglefoot]

We loaded the feeder in late April and the first Hummingbird arrived May 7, about a week late. Right now we have a Robin nesting, and a Mountain Swallow building a nest in our birdhouse.

 

[b_b]

I haven't really seen them this year in Louisiana, I don't know if it the cool spring we've had are what.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

Been watching the migration map and they are almost to Michigan. Got my feeder out and bought this new bird bath and solar fountain I hope they will enjoy.

Are you looking forward to these little stunt flyers returning?

Wife has the feeder out. They are arriving now up here in southern New Hampshire.

She bought white processed sugar this year(!), she read somewhere that can't tolerate minimally processed raw cane sugar.

Sounds odd. I do know not to give them honey.

The males are quite competitive and protective of the food source. One dominant male perches on the feeder hangar and dive bombs other approaching males - but oftentimes he will allow a preferred female to slurp up the sweet nectar.

They are sort of cool, but I prefer the other birds that frequent, the barred owls - and little brown bats at night. vv