Whose honkin' idea was this?

[QC]

Well I am now filling two Hummingbird feeders every two days . . . There are swarms in my backyard. They harass me while I take the 30 seconds to rehang the feeders. They start at the crack of dawn and go until it's completely dark. Nobody mentioned that we would become intimately involved in the fate of multiple species, of multiple colored, little hovering maniacs We love it!!!!

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

Yea, I love the hummers we get here.
Sit here and look out my window and watch them all day.

 

[Coors]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

Cool, they are so neat.

 

[Vlad D Impeller]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

Post a few pics of these little hovering maniacs.

 

[Drowned Rat]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

Here's a picture of a female Anna's hummer that frequents my feeder.

 

[Haut Medoc]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

We put up a feeder, but no takers yet......
I know the little guys are up here, so we'll see.....
Cool pics..........​

 

[QC]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

Well I tried to get a pic of a mini-swarm or something and the best I could do was three at the feeder. Cruddy pic as I thought the flash would freeze them. That blob to the right is one . . . I was in a hurry cause I'm runnin' the boat this weekend , Parker Strip at Oh Dark Thirty (still better than humming birds)

 

[ob]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

We get hummingbirds daily in our backyard as well.No feeders though.They feed off of the numerous cape honeysuckle blooms,ixora blooms,greggii salvia,and even lantana blooms.No swarms of hummers or anything like what may be drawn to feeders,but a nice balance with the other many types of birds.Saw a couple of bumblebee hummers last year feeding on the small lantana blooms,but not yet this year.

 

[JB]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

"My" swarm has not returned. I have maybe a half dozen hanging around but the big swarm disappeared after a series of strong storms back in late April.

I posted about it and the consensus seemed to be that the unusually heavy bloom of wild flowers had lured them away. I sure hope that is what really happened. Maybe when the hot, dry days of midsummer are here they will return.

Sure miss them.

 

[bjcsc]

Re: Whose honkin' idea was this?

"My" swarm has not returned. I have maybe a half dozen hanging around but the big swarm disappeared after a series of strong storms back in late April.

I posted about it and the consensus seemed to be that the unusually heavy bloom of wild flowers had lured them away. I sure hope that is what really happened. Maybe when the hot, dry days of midsummer are here they will return.

Sure miss them.

Or maybe they're off hanging out with the bees...