More Humming Birds

[smurfy]

57 minutes ago, Duffman said:

Mrs. Duff would like to thank you gentlemen,  we are somewhat newbies in the hummingbird feeding world.

They stopped coming a couple weeks ago.

I showed her this thread and within hours of the advice here, we had hummingbirds back.

To boil or not to boil, that's da question.

[Duffman]

We're team BTU.

[delcecchi]

17 hours ago, Juneau4 said:

I imagine right where all recipes say use 1-4 ratio and that if chlorinated water is used you should boil the water first.

You imagine?

[JBMasterAngler]

Now I have go buy sugar I use raw honey to sweeten everything at home, so sugar has rarely ever been on our shopping list.

[bobberineyes]

23 hours ago, bobbymalone said:

I do use spring water and not the tap.  Burnsville tap water smells like the swimming pool.  I rarely use it for anything other than washing stuff.

Great advice, we'll do the same.  I also told her not to fill it too much.. 

[delcecchi]

20 hours ago, JBMasterAngler said:

Now I have go buy sugar I use raw honey to sweeten everything at home, so sugar has rarely ever been on our shopping list.

 

Huh.  yeahg I have  seen definitely not to use honey.   

[JBMasterAngler]

Switched to sugar water today, and it was a success! Saw a hummingbird buzzing around my pine tree, then landed on a branch (never seen a hummingbird NOT flying before), then buzzed over and helped himself to a drink

[smurfy]

20 hours ago, JBMasterAngler said:

Switched to sugar water today, and it was a success! Saw a hummingbird buzzing around my pine tree, then landed on a branch (never seen a hummingbird NOT flying before), then buzzed over and helped himself to a drink

I've seen alot of hummingbirds in trees, unless it's early spring with no leaves or you litterly follow the hummingbird pretty tough to spot them little buggers!!!!

[chaffmj]

Here is one in a bush with it's eyes closed.

 

 

Nap time is over.

 

 

 

 

[smurfy]

Those are sweet pictures.

[JBMasterAngler]

Is the sugar water slower to ferment, than nectar? Or does it ferment at all? I’ve had it out for a week, and they’re still loving it! Just wondering if I should be refreshing it at all.

[chaffmj]

9 hours ago, JBMasterAngler said:

Is the sugar water slower to ferment, than nectar? Or does it ferment at all? I’ve had it out for a week, and they’re still loving it! Just wondering if I should be refreshing it at all.

 

All's I use is sugar water and I haven't had it go bad unless it is really hot out. Here are a couple of pics from last week.

 

This one just buried it's head in to it.

 

 

Here is one with it's tongue hanging out.

 

 

Edited August 10, 2020 by chaffmj
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[delcecchi]

Just noticed the stick.  Did you plug the other holes so it would have to use the one in front of the camera?    

[Grainbelt]

On 8/2/2020 at 8:33 PM, JBMasterAngler said:

Saw a hummingbird buzzing around my pine tree

 

I saw this one early morning, it looked like it was hunting insects.

[chaffmj]

3 hours ago, delcecchi said:

Just noticed the stick.  Did you plug the other holes so it would have to use the one in front of the camera?    

 

Yes I plug the back two holes. I learned that from @eyeguy 54.

[JBMasterAngler]

Anyone still have hummingbirds around? I haven’t seen mine since last week, so I’m thinking they left for the season.

[chaffmj]

2 hours ago, JBMasterAngler said:

Anyone still have hummingbirds around? I haven’t seen mine since last week, so I’m thinking they left for the season.

 

Long gone from up here!

[chaffmj]

[peterr991]

Those are sweet pictures. 

[Hawg]

Nice feeder. I keep buying the cheapies, seems they leak more nectar then the birds eat. Has anybody tried those long tube style horizontal ones that you buy on hsolist or the net?

[Hawg]

I thought we were all done sticking hsonet in for E b a y. Don’t you ever learn!

[smurfy]

hawg.........i have found, IMO, that the more basic hummer feeder the better they seem to like them. i dont notice leakage unless there not level.

[chaffmj]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[smurfy]

anyone else notice a decline in hummingbird activity???? i've noticed a decline hear in stearns county the past week!!!!!!!

 

debating on wether or not to bring juice up to the cabin next week????

[fishingstar]

I haven't noticed the hummingbirds dropping but I haven't had a Oriole in over two weeks. We are going to have warmer days coming up but I can see them taking off in the next week or two.