by Cindy
(HIgh desert Mtns. CA)
woodpecker at hummingbird feeder
by Angel Romero H.
(Cusihuriachi, Chih. Mexico)
Last year I wrote you all about my experience with these beautiful birds. I said at that time I had over 100 Hummingbirds around and I wasn't exaggerating.
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by John
(Cheraw, Colorado)
Last week when my wife and I went to the garage to get in the car, we noticed a small bird on the ground.
We immediately thought it was a baby bird that had fallen out of it's nest. After looking at the bird, we realized that it was an adult hummingbird that for whatever reason was in the process of dying.
We put the bird up in the tree so that the cats wouldn't notice it. Upon doing that we noticed a nest in the tree above where the adult bird was on the ground.
The nest (pictured below) had three eggs in it. We were amazed by the nest and the tiny size of the eggs.
When we returned from our trip, we caught a quick glimpse of another bird on the nest. It immediately left when we came around.
Not knowing hummingbird habits, we assumed that the colorful bird that had passed away was the male and the bird on the nest was the female.
At that point we decided to do what we could for the mother on the nest. We bought a hummingbird feeder and premade food for the feeder and hung it in the area close to the nest.
We have seen the mother use the feeder.
This occurred on June 5th, 2011 and the mother is still sitting on the nest today on June 12th.
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by Allyson Smith
(Batesville,AR,United States)
I feel like a kid waiting on Santa Claus in the springtime. When the first hummingbirds show up it's like getting up on Christmas morning. I'm always excited!
It's always a joy of nature to see the hummingbirds back home. Since the last week of August I've been putting out 9 gallons a week.
They have sure been on a feeding frenzy!
When I put out the nectar, I stand there and watch them as they fly all around me and even land on my shoulders and at times my head.
This morning I counted 42 hummingbirds. At one feeder there was 12! They were paired up at the feeder holes taking turns feeding.
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by Cindy
(California Desert Mountains)
hummingbird feeding with snow all around
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by Marie Ford
(Fountain Valley, CA)
A few years back, after a gusty windstorm, my husband found a lifeless hummingbird on the grass outside our motorhome.
He felt it would be a neat experience for our young daughters to see a hummingbird "at rest" and up close, so he scooped it up in his hand and yelled for us to come see what he had found.
He was right, the girls were mesmerized. As I leaned in for a closer look, I saw the slightest movement of the eyes. Upon closer inspection, I could see a dry tongue sticking out of the end of the long, needle-like bill.
We quickly discussed what could be done for this incredible, delicate creature when my young daughter said "I know, Capri Sun!".
She had remembered the sugary sweet mixture we had mixed for our hummingbird feeder the year before, and felt that the juice drink would be a good alternate.
I quickly ran in for the necessary supplies- One Capri Sun, one teaspoon and my camera. The photos tell the rest of the story...
by H. Kathy Hollick
(Lynden, WA)
Last Sunday a baby male Anna's Hummingbird found our saucer feeder and basically spent the day. He would take short flights to a tree near the feeder where Mom also seemed to be hanging out.
Around sunset despite many unsuccessful attempts by Mom to inform him that it was time to leave, baby stayed. In fact it was well past dark when he finally flew off.
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by Coquise
(Oklahoma )
Hummingbird sipping Homemade Nectar
We started out with only 2 or 3 hummingbirds and only 2 feeders after about 2 months later we had 15 or so and bought 2 more feeders then July we had about 25 hummingbirds and now have a total of eight feeders around our patio !!!
I make the sugar water 4:1 and they seem to love it! What great entertainment they are chasing each other all over the place.
There is one that will come right in front of me where I sit and hover and just look at me for a few seconds and then the chase is on with the others !! Lol 😆
Next year I want to look for some flowers they love and a solar fountain .