First hummingbird of the year!

[shoot4fun]

Hey Fellers, kinda like a sign from above on this special day. This one buzzed the porch and got a feeder out and filled it for him and he lit right in. Little fellers ate 35lbs of sugar last year, I figured he had been here before cause he went right to where I hang the feeders... beautiful morning.. John View attachment 1542036

Wife feeds about twenty pounds of bird seed every week here. Always a big variety of birds for viewing any time of year here. We were eating lunch today when the first humming bird came by looking for the feeder that is supposed to be hanging by the window. Gotta go pick up a new one tomorrow and get them some liquid love hanging.

 

[Dave Way]

I’ve only seen these five so far this year.



Dave.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

That sugar water sure caramelized nice!

 

[Dave Way]

That sugar water sure caramelized nice!

The meat is so sweet it’s almost like eating candy.

 

[Jarhead6870]

Here in So Cal we’ve had them in numbers since mid March. They are nesting here and really going thru the sugar water. Mostly Anna’s with some Allen’s mixed in but we have had a Costa or two as well.

 

[Liven The Dream]

Maybe hard to believe?
Here in Central Oregon we have had one or two Hummingbirds stay year around.
We keep a Feeder up and bring it in when temperatures drop .

 

[Bill K]

Have no fear of that, if they are like the one's that visit my feeders, they also go back and forth on the various flowers and work them over also. They are hungry little buggers, but so nice to see and watch.

My wife feeds them, but I always wondered if feeding hummingbirds was really a good idea. You are preventing the pollination of plants by feeding them preventing the
birds from doing their job.

 

[divingin]

Hey Fellers, kinda like a sign from above on this special day. This one buzzed the porch and got a feeder out and filled it for him and he lit right in. Little fellers ate 35lbs of sugar last year, I figured he had been here before cause he went right to where I hang the feeders... beautiful morning.. John

Oakland California, up in the hills. They're out and about year round here.

I've always wondered about the documentaries showing dozens of hummingbirds around a feeder, as the ones I get are extremely territorial. They'll eat their fill and move to tree about 30 feet away, then attack and chase off any other bird trying to feed.

 

[okie]

You got any buckeye trees with red blooms over there? I see them around Dequeen/Nashville.
They LOVE them.
I can get you a start if you want some.

 

[rwj]

Oakland California, up in the hills. They're out and about year round here.

I've always wondered about the documentaries showing dozens of hummingbirds around a feeder, as the ones I get are extremely territorial. They'll eat their fill and move to tree about 30 feet away, then attack and chase off any other bird trying to feed.

The only feeders I’ve seen with multiple hummingbirds not being territorial are those located near to the Gulf of Mexico where they’re feeding in preparation for their non-stop flight over the gulf…

 

[Retired shooter]

Have not seen them here in Ks. yet. Wife has two feeders side by side, they are certainly possessive little Critters, constantly battling.

Read an article the other day that stated some of the hummers are not migrating ,due to our warmer winters.
Don't see how they could survive when it's as cold as it was this winter

 

[MikeT49]

Rufous hummingbirds show up here on the wet side of Washington about the second week in March and leave mid July. Pretty much the routine 'til about 15 years ago. I was outside late in October, it started to snow giant fluffy flakes that just floated straight down. Then I spot a hummingbird flying from flake to flake looking for something. WTF? So, I put up a feeder and within hours the birds are on it. They look to be Anna's and are here all winter. They are much shyer than the Rufous and play second fiddle to the more aggressive birds when both are here. Now, I have a feeder hanging outside my bathroom window all year long.

Very entertaining first thing in the AM. If you want mass quantities of birds, one feeder won't work. One of the little asshole males will appoint himself "Emperor of the Feeder" and do his best to chase the others away. You need to put up at least 4 feeders. If you have the birds, the "Emperor" can't cover all the feeders and you should have lots of birds. I got tired of going through 5 lbs of sugar a week. Now, I just run the one feeder. To help keep my birds healthy, I use feeders that disassemble for cleaning. By cleaning before every refill, I have no need to boil my sugar water mixture.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Scissor-tail’s are our sure sign of Spring when they make their arrival in the Texas Panhandle. Ours showed up this past week, and it always puts a smile on our faces. Pic is from April 13th 2020 when we caught a very late snow.

 

[chop house]

checked on the cabin yesterday, sitting on the porch saw a hummer try the tail light of the atv. decided i better go and fill a feeder (finally)

 

[JMayo]

Charlotte NC saw my first one yesterday !

 

[mjl650]

Central VA. First one this morning.

 

[farmerjohn]

Scissor-tail’s are our sure sign of Spring when they make their arrival in the Texas Panhandle. Ours showed up this past week, and it always puts a smile on our faces. Pic is from April 13th 2020 when we caught a very late snow.View attachment 1546558

Hey Feller, mine haven't showed up yet, I've got a fence row that runs parallel to the road for about half a mile after you come into the farm and they have nested in that fence row since I was a kid. Every spring they show up, don't see them anywhere else, just that stretch of fence. They patrol up and down that stretch all summer..... John

 

[Retired shooter]

Still none here middle of everywhere KS, dropped the Martin house yesterday cleaned it, got it back up, waiting on them also. Not very many last year. Will wait and see.

Everyone have a great day.!

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Hey Feller, mine haven't showed up yet, I've got a fence row that runs parallel to the road for about half a mile after you come into the farm and they have nested in that fence row since I was a kid. Every spring they show up, don't see them anywhere else, just that stretch of fence. They patrol up and down that stretch all summer..... John

We have some that nest like that next to the house, that’s why we enjoy seeing them playing so much.
John, I bet yours are on the way soon.

 

[Retired shooter]

No hummers yet, seem to be late this year.

Pair of Purple Martin's found the nice clean house waiting on them yesterday.
Amazing what work we do to watch the flying Critters.

To all a great day.!