Author Topic: Humming Birds (Read 3969 times)

LOVEMYLABXS · « **on:** June 22, 2014, 10:25:40 AM »

You do know why they hum right?

Cause they can't remember the words

Oh well they happen to be a favorite target of mine just cause I seem to get alot of them.

LOVEMYLABXS · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2014, 10:27:37 AM »

And always being hungry they'll empty 2 of those 4 cup feeders in a day, sure hope sugar don't go up to much .

LOVEMYLABXS · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2014, 10:29:51 AM »

This is a male calliope and are by far the most prevalent that come around.

LOVEMYLABXS · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2014, 10:31:21 AM »

This is a Blackchin and for some reason I sure have a hard time getting a good shot him but this one came out pretty nice.

jyerxa · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:28:21 AM »

Nice! I have a humming bird feeder out. I have lots of them in the area. I only see one about once a week at mine.

Should I go sweeter or not so much do you think?

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:31:10 AM »

1 cup sugar to 1 cup H2O. You only really need to color the water the first time for them to find it, but it must be cleaned and changed regularly, like every week. Dirty feeders or feeders with wasps in them will make them go away.

Nice pics, by the way.

206 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:37:19 AM »

Quote from: pianoman9701 on June 30, 2014, 11:31:10 AM

1 cup sugar to 1 cup H2O.

I hope my birds don't ever make it to your yard

baldopepper · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2014, 12:12:45 PM »

We use 1 sugar to 3 water. When the Calliopes are migrating thru they'll empty the big feeder in a day, but they only seem to be in the area for a couple of weeks. Blackchins are around all summer. They are fun to watch when they get "sword fighting" and doing their power dives. Can't sit on the deck in anything brightly colored or they come screaming in so fast you don't think they are gonna stop.

NRA4LIFE · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2014, 12:20:47 PM »

That's the ratio we use also, 3 to 1. Black Chins and Rufous throughout the year. They're draining 5 large feeders every 4 or 5 days right now.

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2014, 01:49:19 PM »

Good to know. That was the recipe for simple syrup when I tended bar. I was told it's the same. Thanks. I'll save some sugar!

Becky · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2014, 01:53:36 PM »

Awesome pics!

jyerxa · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2014, 03:48:32 PM »

Well I know what I am doing this after noon. washing out my feeder. Thanks Piano and baldo.

Johnb317 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2014, 03:58:40 PM »

Wow. Great shots!
How many flashes do you have set up to get the picture?

Wish our hummingbirds were as friendly.

Encore 280 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2014, 04:06:20 PM »

My mix is 4-1, 1c boiled, cooled off h20 and 1/4c. sugar. Been that way for years and we have residents that stay year round. Maybe better Google it and see what the right recipe is. If it's too sweet you'll kill the little guys.

6x6in6 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:01:37 PM »

Great pictures!!!

3:1 ratio here too.
The Mrs says she's running thru a gallon and half a day and has been since mid-May. She spends an hour an evening just refilling the milk jugs to reload the feeders in the AM.
She has 6 feeders out and everyone of them is standing room only in the last hour of daylight. She thinks we have at least 3 dozen of the little hummers visiting.
We had a male and female Rufous that stayed here this past winter. That was a first. She went out and bought a heated feeder.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:06:54 PM »

Nice ...We were filling our feeder about every 2 days but we noticed in the last couple days that they have not been around as much

have any idea were they went ?

Romulus1297 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:12:30 PM »

Sitting on their nest.

6x6in6 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:17:23 PM »

Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on June 30, 2014, 11:06:54 PM

Nice ...We were filling our feeder about every 2 days but we noticed in the last couple days that they have not been around as much have any idea were they went ?

More than likely nesting. Or your neighbors eats are better.

A month from now is about the time the Rufous will start thinking it's time to go south. The Anna's will typically hang until September but also may hang for the winter.

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #18 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:20:45 PM »

No humming bird expert but when you have 9 or so around on an every day bases and then they disappear you have to get on HW to find the answer ...

LMAO !

6x6in6 · « **Reply #19 on:** June 30, 2014, 11:22:50 PM »

Well duh.

LOVEMYLABXS · « **Reply #20 on:** July 01, 2014, 08:04:09 AM »

Quote from: Encore 280 on June 30, 2014, 04:06:20 PM

My mix is 4-1, 1c boiled, cooled off h20 and 1/4c. sugar. Been that way for years and we have residents that stay year round. Maybe better Google it and see what the right recipe is. If it's too sweet you'll kill the little guys.

This is the same as I've used for years.

jyerxa · « **Reply #21 on:** July 01, 2014, 09:42:03 AM »

so every body is using sugar? I got some of this stuff with my feeder on Amazon. It must not be that good. My neighbor across the street I am sure uses sugar herself. She is really an organic type.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005850M/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

jyerxa · « **Reply #22 on:** July 02, 2014, 10:15:11 PM »

Just to carry this through. I had already cleaned out my feeder yesterday and used that over the counter food. Today I cleaned it out again and made a batch of real sugar water mix and wa-la I saw more humming birds tonight than the last two months combined. You guys have it.

Becky · « **Reply #23 on:** July 03, 2014, 04:39:20 PM »

One of you guys should invest in this

it definitely looks interesting..

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