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Government Loan????

Postby retiredhappy » Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:57 am

When the first couple of hummingbirds showed up I was so happy. Now I'm refilling the feeders two and three times a day - the little devils are eating me out of housee and home. When I go out to change feeders they don't even wait until I've hung it up before they're swarming the feeder WHILE I'm still holding it. They're about 8" from my face. How can something so small be so cocky?

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Re: Government Loan????

Postby mitch5252 » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:05 am

And they're sooo beautiful!

Do you feed them commercial sugar water, or do you make your own?

I think you could ask for, and be successful in, a government Birdie Beverage Bailout, eh?
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Re: Government Loan????

Postby retiredhappy » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:20 am

I make my own sugar water with NO red dye. They don't seem to care what color it is. I had to specially buy sugar since I'm diabetic and don't usually have any in the rig.
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Re: Government Loan????

Postby BirdbyBird » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:14 pm

The birdies definitely have your location posted on their information exchange......Beautiful.
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Postby avalen » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:52 pm

BirdbyBird wrote:The birdies definitely have your location posted on their information exchange......Beautiful.

HA, your "hummingway highway" is having a rush hour :lol:
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Postby asirimarco » Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:14 pm

Isn't it amazing how much something so little can eat? last summer I spent more time cooking sugar then I did cooking people food. this year they must have all stayed down your way - haven't seen many here - of course it could be because it NEVER STOPS RAINING here.
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Postby jemek » Thu Aug 06, 2009 4:05 pm

Well I should get a picture of mine on our next warm sunny day.
We have seen one humming bird and a gazillion bees. I am thinking that the cute feeder that looks like a flower was a mistake.

It was so bad a few days ago..we could not even go out on the front deck.
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Postby WickedLady » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:00 pm

I had more hummers this year than ever before but nothing like THAT. :o Mark me green with envy.
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Postby VickieP » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:11 pm

Love your pics, they just amaze me the way they zoom around. It's funny when there's a mean one that don't want the others to eat, makes for an interesting time.
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Re: Government Loan????

Postby snowball » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:19 pm

totally amazing !!! so many and golly they are even co-operating and eating at the same time.
great pictures
we can't have feeders here they attrack bears so they say :cry:
thanks for sharing
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Re: Government Loan????

Postby AlmostThere » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:57 am

Great pictures, Karen! I had one yesterday who must of thought my head was a flower and he/she hovered about my head for the longest time. It was such a neat experience!
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Re: Government Loan????

Postby mitch5252 » Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:22 am

AlmostThere wrote:I had one yesterday who must of thought my head was a flower...


THAT made me laugh out loud!!!
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Re: Government Loan????

Postby oregontocal » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:55 am

Love the pictures! I've never seen that many hummers in one place.
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