HAUS
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Had our first hummingbird yesterday. Found the first morels on Friday. We survived the winter 
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fish
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So did the ticks as I found out yesterday. 
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sptsman
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I received a report from a friend about 5 miles away that they had seen their first bird at the feeder on Friday. I don't even put feeders out until the first week in April.
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HAUS
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i leave mine out year round.
the hummingbirds seem to keep the mountain lions away during the winter months..
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sptsman
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Finally put the feeders out yesterday. We'll see what happens. Spring is usually pretty slow at the feeders around here. Plenty of natural nectar and other food sources.
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HAUS
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Took this pic Sunday night. They blew thru a quart plus some Sunday.
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sptsman
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That is pretty cool Haus!! 
I don't get that until at least mid-June. I have a few at the feeders now but never more than 2 or 3. I assume they just have too many other options in the Spring.
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wuchang
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That is being humming bird rich
Cool
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last_stand
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WOW!
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HAUS
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i've got (3) feeders, two have 10+ holes on them and the other one has four.
they're going thru half a gallon in 24 hrs now on the two quart sized feeders..
like sptsman said, come june/july, they'll be killing half a gallon in 8-10 hrs.
there's only 5-6 houses within a mile radius down here. i guess i'm the only bar open these days. apparently they haven't read the physical distancing bulletins..
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DuckMeRunnin
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That's crazy ! It seems all they ever do at my feeder is fight. 
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Deadeye
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I have a lot of them but the woodpeckers are all over the feeders.
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HAUS
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i've gone from full out feasting to next to none now. i haven't filled a feeder in 3-4 days and only have one out now.
guess they've all headed north?
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wuchang
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We still have a small female dropping by but all the others appear to be gone
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fish
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nesting maybe ???
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DuckMeRunnin
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The Mama goes to eating more bugs when she's feeding the younguns. Can't raise healthy kids on a diet of pure Kool-Aid. 
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sptsman
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We're getting up to speed now. Once they get word out to their kin, it will be game on. We have a dozen or more using the three feeders I have up. Filling every 2-3 days. In a few weeks they'll be emptying them every day or day and a half.
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wuchang
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Haven't seen one in weeks
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sptsman
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Quote:
wuchang said:
Haven't seen one in weeks
You know you have to refill the feeders when they re empty right? 
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67Firebird
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We still have four or five hanging around my daughters feeders.
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wuchang
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Quote:
sptsman said:
Quote:
wuchang said:
Haven't seen one in weeks
You know you have to refill the feeders when they re empty right?
Damn.....why didn't I think of that?
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sptsman
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We're well over 20 but almost impossible to get an accurate count when they're all buzzing around as the sun is setting. We have three feeders out and they are 10 yards or so from a big crab apple tree. At any given time, there are 6-12 at the feeders and at least another dozen in the tree and buzzing around, in the open. I'd guesstimate we have 25-30 regulars.
I sit on the porch swing within a few feet of the feeders. As long as I am still, they buzz around my head as they constantly battle for position. Between the chrping and buzz of their wings, it is pretty chaotic. Sort of the bird version of George Floyd protests... 
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sptsman
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They're throttling back a bit. I was going through a gallon a day for the last month or more. By far the most hummingbirds I've had, ever. Still hitting the feeders pretty good at dusk and dawn but they must be transitioning to the bugs for protein. I suspect they'll start leaving in a week or two. By the end of Sept. I rarely have more than a few, if any.
They've been a great source of therapy through COVID times. Lots of nights on the front porch with a glass of ________ (fill in the blank with bourbon, scotch, beer, wine, Irish whisky, etc.) and my Bose speaker with the playlist playing. Up until dark, these little buzzers were swarming the feeders and porch area. Pretty fascinating to watch!
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Deadeye
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I have a sh!t pot of them now.
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last_stand
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I've got a few hanging on.
Going to get a pair of these for next year..........bwaaaaaaaaa
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7ubeyv
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