Hummers everywhere this year!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jun 24, 2005 12:17 am

We've had more hummers in the past two weeks than we saw all of last year. They are going crazy for the hosta flowers, the fuchsias, and of course the feeder right outside my kitchen window. We have Annas and rufous hummers here, and the Annas are overwintering here too.

Love these guys!

Andi

Old earth dog · Post by **Old earth dog** » Jun 24, 2005 2:00 am

Very

! It's extreamly rare to see anything but the Ruby Throats here.

PeggyC · Post by **PeggyC** » Jun 24, 2005 7:05 am

Swweeeett!! I'm absolutely fascinated by these little guys! Lucky you!

petal*pusher · Post by **petal*pusher** » Jun 24, 2005 9:41 am

For years we've had lots of hummers coming to the 4 feeders we put out......this year, there's a pair of orioles that seem to be thinking I have that nectar out for THEM!!
(I DID purchase an oriole feeder, but they seldom land there....a few hummers have tried!)

It's funny to see tiny hummers buzzing around trying to chase away the orioles....but, sadly, we've noticed a decline in our tiny friends.....p

Annie · Post by **Annie** » Jun 25, 2005 10:13 pm

Great pic!!!
I have seen several this year too. More than usual for me anyway.

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jun 25, 2005 11:57 pm

We just had a staring contest this evening with another one. My DH and I were standing by the pond when a hummer started feeding on the dierama in bloom just feet away from us. After eating a delicious fast-food meal of dierama nectar, it perched on one of the stems and just sat there for 3-4 minutes staring at us. We held really still, but still kept talking. It just sat there about 5' away and watched us. Wow! They are such amazing creatures. I'm just loving that we have so many of them this year

Andi

rosemarie · Post by **rosemarie** » Jun 27, 2005 12:20 pm

Andi, we have only had 2 hummers down here so far. I have several feeders in the yard one, by the Ktchen window. I just love them.

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Jun 27, 2005 6:23 pm

Andi, I love my hummers, too....Don't know what kind they are, but I think they are the kind OED said....

I can usually see one always when I am outside....

petal*pusher if you have the orioles, put grape jelly out for them....I'l take a picture of my feeder DH made me and show you later....Or you can always scoop out an orange and put some in there too if you have one of those orange holders....I love the orioles

Thanks Andi for the picture!!

doublemom2 · Post by **doublemom2** » Jun 27, 2005 7:00 pm

Here's another pix my DH took using a different camera. They are so cute!

Andi

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » Jun 29, 2005 7:23 pm

that you have so many hummers. We have the fewest this year we have ever had. I think we just have one pair of Ruby Throats and maybe a Juvenile..Feed them good for the Old Coot.

Toadlover · Post by **Toadlover** » Jun 30, 2005 3:14 pm

We get a lot of the ruby throated ones. But the cool story is that we have had the same one return for the past 5 or 6 years and he guards the feeder by sitting on my clematis cage just a few feet from me and just below the feeder. I call him the "old man" and he looks kind of scruffy and fat(from hogging all the nectar). He is really comfortable with me- I love when he scratches the back of his head with his foot as he perches on the wire.

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » Jun 30, 2005 4:36 pm

Hope some more come back next year....

John

Hallson Gardens

Hummers everywhere this year!

Hummers everywhere this year!

O.C. is delighted

They really are fun to watch