Dorothy's Hummingbirds. Crump, TN. 2010 season is over. We fed the hummingbirds 144 lbs of granulated sugar
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Originally Posted by cjomomma
We have a few but not as many as normal. I stopped wearing red because the humming birds would buzz me thinking I was food.
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My hummers have been scarce this year too. I just figured they went farther north where it's cooler.
Last month we spent a few days at a lake and rented a cabin that had a nice breezy 2nd floor deck, so we sat out there in rocking chairs, enjoying the scenery. We noticed a hummingbird flitting around quite a bit and I finally saw her go to a nest where there were 2 babies. The nest was really tiny and camouflaged quite well. People, I'm 56 years old and that was the first time in my life I ever saw a hummingbird nest (except for in a book or on TV). We watched those babies be fed about every 10 minutes. They were so big they filled the nest and jostled each other for space. That poor mama bird made many, many trips to get food for them. We think she flew across the lake to where there were several houses on a bluff. Someone there must have had feeders. Watching them was really the highlight of my trip.
Last month we spent a few days at a lake and rented a cabin that had a nice breezy 2nd floor deck, so we sat out there in rocking chairs, enjoying the scenery. We noticed a hummingbird flitting around quite a bit and I finally saw her go to a nest where there were 2 babies. The nest was really tiny and camouflaged quite well. People, I'm 56 years old and that was the first time in my life I ever saw a hummingbird nest (except for in a book or on TV). We watched those babies be fed about every 10 minutes. They were so big they filled the nest and jostled each other for space. That poor mama bird made many, many trips to get food for them. We think she flew across the lake to where there were several houses on a bluff. Someone there must have had feeders. Watching them was really the highlight of my trip.
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This is the first year I've put out feeders as I haven't seen them around that much. I have at least three that stop by regularly and had to put out a second feeder on another window because they were fighting over the one. I have the suction cup holders and the feeders like Dorothy's on her bottom tier. They are the easiest to clean as they come completely apart and don't have any tiny bottle openings. So far a quart of sugar water lasts over a week as I don't put much in them because I have to clean them every other day. The birds are fun to watch.
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Originally Posted by LoriJ
I have tried to put out feeders for our hummers but I have a problem with the liquid spoiling and getting moldy real fast. What do you that are in hot states do??? :-(
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