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[J P Pugster]

I was a bit disappointed as with the title of this thread I thought it was about British Hookers.

[camay2327]

I was a bit disappointed as with the title of this thread I thought it was about British Hookers.

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I guess you are just to Funny....

[camay2327]

Watch the Humming Birds

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[camay2327]

Watch this...

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[Bill Z]

I just got back from 3 weeks away for Christmas/New Year vacation. I felt bad cuz my hummingbird feeder was down to just a few sips!! I immediately cleaned it and put out fresh sugar water today......our usual two were right there eating within minutes.....they are probably relieved to have a full supply back!! One of them was soaked today- eating in the rain. I don't know how they stay warm, they are so TINY!!

Ours dive-bomb each other too.....silly!!

They are a ton of fun to watch and we even have names for the regular ones!

Two things, insulated feather coat and vigorous exercise.

Put on a down jacket and then try your hardest to move your arms as fast as they flap their wings. but as your arm flapping is doing nothing to hold you suspended in mid air, add running in place to simulate doing work to keep you from falling down. In no time you should be able to figure out how they stay warm.

[OceanGirl]

Thanks for the explanation Bill- I'd give it a try, but I'm sick right now.....so I'll just take your word for it!!

[camay2327]

Back again.

 

I get up at around 6:45 AM and go out and put my Hummingbird feeders and other feeders out.

I have been covering the HB feeders and putting them in boxes to keep them from freezing overnight.

 

I have been pulling RED wooly socks over the top of the Hummingbird feeders and that has been

keeping them from freezing. Even at this time of year I have been getting up to 28 Hummingbirds

at a time and still reporting the bird counts to Project Feeder Watch.

 

I am going to show you photos of what I have done. Check these out.

 

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[TruthSeeker]

Very neat to see!

[ducky]

Thanks for sharing the pics.  Those are some lucky hummingbirds in your yard.  The humans are looking for the best light displays, but the hummingbirds are like, "You've got to check out this guy's yard in Folsom.  Best buffet ever!"

 

We have a lot of hummingbirds here too.   I didn't used to have more than one feeder, but I put another up when the lady next door moved because she used to feed them.

I've been keeping the feeders full, but, if they are getting low, I get "buzzed" when I walk by as a reminder.

[knittychick]

I don't understand how your birds get along so well that they are at the feeder at the same time. We have a "thug" hummingbird that chases away any birds that stop by our feeder. They still come - it looks like a game of tag as they dive bomb the feeder all day long. We lost some of our trees this past year and our hummingbird population dropped significantly, but we still have maybe a half dozen.

[4thgenFolsomite]

mine are waiting each morning for me to bring the warmed drink out.  they must really be suffering in  this weather.

[WolfMom]

LOL! I love the socks on the feeders! There is one hummingbird in particular that doesn't mind me being within a few inches. It always takes my breath away when from one angle his head looks black and then it shifts and the flash of magenta-red hits me. I did a painting of one a while back...

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[camay2327]

Those of you interested in Hummingbirds please check this out. Location: Machu Picchu Inkaterra Hotel.

 

Mother Hummingbird and two that were just born.

 

 

December 12, 2016 Welcome Viewers!

Next to nothing is known or published about this species, and when guides at the Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo Hotel found the nest during incubation, the countdown started ticking. From egg laying to fledging only takes about 32-36 days, and the technical staff on site had to scramble to get a camera installed, powered up, and connected to the internet. The eggs have hatched and the female is now caring for two chicks. Despite bad weather and problems with the service provider, we were able to get everything working in time to see the first few days post-hatch on camera, and while technical glitches may still arise, we wanted to be sure you had the chance to experience these diminutive birds firsthand. The biggest challenge to seeing these birds fledge isn't even the technical aspect of the cam: it's the high chance of the nest being predated or failing prior to fledging. Across the tropics, the rate of nest failure in open cup nesting birds can be 80% or higher! This figure holds for many of the tropical hummingbird species that have been studied, and we can't know whether this particular nest will survive; however, most birds in the tropics cope with this reality by nesting multiple times within the breeding season, and laying fewer eggs per attempt — literally, not putting all of their eggs in one basket! Thanks for watching and learning with us.

 

 

 

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[Who_Do_You_Trust]

Some hummingbirds are tough little buggers.  The ruby-throated hummingbird migrates across the Gulf of Mexico twice a year, 900 miles one way.  pretty impressive considering the size.

[camay2327]

Look at them today. I think they are about to fly away.

 

 

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