I have been jealous
@GardenGerty (160390)
United States
May 28, 2024 10:03am CST
Hubby's cousin who lives in Michigan lives on a lake. He puts out three hummingbird feeders and they buzz around there all day. It looks like hundreds of them.
I know we have them occasionally. Where I lived before we did not.
This year I bought an inexpensive hummingbird feeder. I made a little nectar to put in it, and still had not seen a hummingbird. However, last night I noticed the liquid was almost gone.
A bit ago I went outside and sat for a few minutes, and was rewarded by a visitor. I believe it was a variety known as the black chinstrap hummingbird. It was a smaller than usual variety, and it had a dark head.
I have just boiled water to refill the feeder.
Keep the little guys coming.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
I hope so as well. I think the same birds come back year to year. The hummingbirds often come when I have daylilies and trumpet vine in bloom.
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@celticeagle (165620)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May
That would really be something to see. There are so many different colors.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
Yes, there are, and I found online that there are some I have never even heard of.
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@celticeagle (165620)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Jun
@GardenGerty .......Like the bigger box of crayons.
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@Marilynda1225 (82519)
• United States
28 May
I would love to see hummingbirds up close. Hope you continue to see more
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
I have seen more at this house than I ever did at my other one. Did you know they will gang up on larger birds?
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@Marilynda1225 (82519)
• United States
1 Jun
@GardenGerty no, I had no idea they would gang up on bigger birds. Surprisingly since they are so little
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
It is a little bit of good entertainment.
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@Traceyjayne (1784)
• United Kingdom
29 May
We have several bird feeders in our garden ...although just every day birds visit us. We do think that a squirrel may be visiting as well though as a bird feeder is often to be found knocked to the ground.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
I have seen stories about all kinds of large creatures visiting the seed bird feeders. Like bear, and moose, and even horses.
@Hannihar (130222)
• Israel
29 May
@GardenGerty
I am glad your wish came true and you had a nice visitor and can refill the feeder.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
I find myself wondering if butterflies use this kind of feeder too. We have had lots of butterflies this year.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
Oh, I bet she does. Sounds as if her son is very thoughtful.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
It was. Bob has said we had one visiting regularly, but I had not seen him.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
I think they will when more flowers bloom.
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@marguicha (222142)
• Chile
28 May
I haven´t seen a hummingbird near my house for ages. I was visited be some decades ago at a house I had where I had planted an hibiscus.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
Oooh, I was wanting to get a hibiscus, but was not sure where I would put it.
@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
Bob's cousin has swarms of them. This is incentive to me to get the birdbaths filled more consistently as well.
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@LindaOHio (176077)
• United States
29 May
I love hummingbirds. What fun to watch them feed! Have a good day.
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@GardenGerty (160390)
• United States
1 Jun
Yes, I enjoy the various birds when I get to see them.
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