As the days of summer slowly wane, the sports cars of the bird kingdom begin making their way to their wintering grounds south of the border. If you’re fortunate enough to be in the hummingbird flyway, better stock up on sugar, we’ve had a bumper crop and they are going to be famished by the time they get to your feeders.
In the meantime, if you’d like to know more about their amazing tongues, behavior and peculiar courting rituals, this humorous look at these daredevils of the air will entertain. Watch
We’ve had plenty of hummers for years. They travel directly through our area during migrations. Nearby Holly Springs MS has an annual Hummingbird Festival in September timed to the peak migration. The Covidcooties will probably stifle it this year.
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Smart little buggers, too. They have territorial battles on both sides of a house. They launch raids and counter-attacks. Fun to watch.
I’m going to miss the Hummingbirds I’ve been feeding at my folk’s house, even named a couple of them, told the realtor the other day I’m probably going to cry when I turn the keys over to the new owners.
I’ll miss the other critters and the Quail too.
I based all my courting rituals upon observing hummingbirds. It explains a lot.
Larry’s Brother – Yeah, they’re little stinkers!
I’ve seen one hog the feeder from other birds. lol.
I bet that’s what Willie Brown used to call KAmuhlah. His hummerbird.
We are lucky to have hummingbirds all year round. Right now, same time every year, we do battle with yellow jackets. I clean the feeders daily, put up alternate feeders in other places when a feeder gets overwhelmed with yellow jackets. Peppermint oil works as a deterrent but not totally.
We have a crew out front and a crew out back. They are fun to watch. 😊
I like having hummingbirds zipping around. We can’t have them now because my son and his girlfriend have us watching their cat every now and then. The damn thing is just a murdering little creature. If it’s awake, it’s on the hunt. It kills just for the sake of killing.
I had one come in my garage last week and look around. I am not prepared to feed them as I am just getting settled.
Hummingbirds like bumblebees are 2 of the crown jewels of God’s creation.
We had to get rid of our deck feeders. We had about 10 of them and they fought right over our heads. Then the wasps came and used the sugar to build a huge nest… Never again. They love my Mimosa tree.
Boy they sure are. Three weeks ago I starting hanging a hummer feeder, recently purchased from an estate sale, under a tree limb in my yard. Hang it at 11:00 its empty by sundown. Maybe I should have opted for the larger one. How they manage to do it, while continuously chasing each other away from it, is a mystery. There seems to be about 8 of them at peak action.
It’s like watching an episode of Greatest Dog Fights. Except fighter planes are not as maneuverable. Plus my neighbor, on the other side of the creek that runs along the south edge of my property, has two feeders out. I hadn’t a clue so many humming birds were in the area.
Have had several encounters with these hi revving birds at our cottage in North Ontario.
We have a couple feeders hanging over the deck which they like to drain.Fascinating sitting there watching them dart and buzz about until one of them darts into a large window and knocks itself out and crashes to the deck.
Humming Bird EMS:Pick bird up off deck with one hand,cover with other hand wait about 10-15 seconds,feel wings start to beat,release.
Apparently it is the heat from your hands that revives them.
Have done this twice,makes your day.
I love hummingbirds, along with all of God’s creatures. I grew up in the mountains of Colorado. Those birds were always around and they never stopped giving me a sense of wonder. My parents have always put out feeders for them. I still enjoy visiting them and watching those delightful creations.
@Miss Kitty – It sounds like you have had to deal with a recent family tragedy. If so, I offer my thoughts and prayer. If not, enjoy what you have.
RogerF
I appreciate your thoughtfulness, it means alot.