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Title: Humming Birds
Post by: LOVEMYLABXS on June 22, 2014, 10:25:40 AM: You do know why they hum right?

Cause they can't remember the words :sry: :chuckle:

Oh well they happen to be a favorite target of mine just cause I seem to get alot of them.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: LOVEMYLABXS 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 .
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Post by: LOVEMYLABXS on June 22, 2014, 10:29:51 AM: This is a male calliope and are by far the most prevalent that come around.
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Post by: LOVEMYLABXS 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.
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Post by: jyerxa 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?
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: pianoman9701 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.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: 206 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.

:yike: I hope my birds don't ever make it to your yard
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: baldopepper 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.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: NRA4LIFE 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.
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Post by: pianoman9701 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!
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Post by: Becky on June 30, 2014, 01:53:36 PM: Awesome pics!
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Post by: jyerxa 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. :tup:
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Post by: Johnb317 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.
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Post by: 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.
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Post by: 6x6in6 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.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: 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 :dunno: have any idea were they went ?
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Post by: Romulus1297 on June 30, 2014, 11:12:30 PM: Sitting on their nest.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: 6x6in6 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 :dunno: have any idea were they went ?
More than likely nesting. Or your neighbors eats are better. :chuckle:
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.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 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 ... :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle: LMAO !
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Post by: 6x6in6 on June 30, 2014, 11:22:50 PM: Well duh. :chuckle:
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Post by: LOVEMYLABXS 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.
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: jyerxa 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.

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Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: jyerxa 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. :tup:
Title: Re: Humming Birds
Post by: Becky on July 03, 2014, 04:39:20 PM: One of you guys should invest in this :chuckle: it definitely looks interesting..
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