Black chinned hummy on a juniper.
I have 7 feeders out.
They're going through about 12 cups of nectar a day.
Showing posts with label hummingbirds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hummingbirds. Show all posts
Monday, August 12, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Saturday, August 3, 2013
more hummies
Evening is when they really come in for nectar...
If I sit quietly in a chair on the patio I can get some close ups as long as BB doesn't bark too much. They don't mind if I'm right next to the feeder, but the puli barking, that disturbs dinner.
As promised here is a video with the sun in the west. I think I still need to work on the focus a bit. At least you get to hear the chirping.
Hummies
August, and the hummingbirds are hungry.
It's something that I do every year, set out lots of feeders for the hummers. They love the juniper next to the house and spend the days sitting in the juniper and flying in for a drink. Everybody loves the juniper.
I once saw one fall asleep at the feeder, only to wake up the next morning, still on the perch. He took a few long slow drinks like one of those bobbing toys and then flew off.
We have Broad-Tail, Black Chinned and Rufous. The Broad-tail arrive first normally around May 1 and then the Black Chinned. The Rufous tend to be particularly aggressive and they come in later in the year- toward the middle of July with the July rains. They've come the farthest and still have a long way to go so they need to tank up.
I'm trying out some new equipment to get hummy video... here's a first attempt. It will be better when the sun moves to the West.
It's something that I do every year, set out lots of feeders for the hummers. They love the juniper next to the house and spend the days sitting in the juniper and flying in for a drink. Everybody loves the juniper.
I once saw one fall asleep at the feeder, only to wake up the next morning, still on the perch. He took a few long slow drinks like one of those bobbing toys and then flew off.
We have Broad-Tail, Black Chinned and Rufous. The Broad-tail arrive first normally around May 1 and then the Black Chinned. The Rufous tend to be particularly aggressive and they come in later in the year- toward the middle of July with the July rains. They've come the farthest and still have a long way to go so they need to tank up.
I'm trying out some new equipment to get hummy video... here's a first attempt. It will be better when the sun moves to the West.
It's endless entertainment- just sitting and watching the birds....
I've been doing this for decades and I am *thrilled* that Perky Pet is finally selling feeder parts. The plastic bases fail long before the glass bottles so I've been able to "rescue" quite a few feeders this way.
One great citizen scientist project is tracking the Hummingbird Migration and yes, there's an app for that...
"The Hummingbird Project" is also one of my favorite sustainable farming initiatives. The clip is from the movie "Dirt".
Monday, August 11, 2008
Hummies
This is the time of year for little birds to leave the nest and fend for themselves....
We have mostly black chinned , broad tailed and rufus hummies here.
We have mostly black chinned , broad tailed and rufus hummies here.
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