Hummingbirds

[Outdoor Writer]

 

[Redman]

Sorry no pictures!

my wife wanted hummingbird feeders for Mother’s Day. Well that was easy enough so we got two! Today there was 4 different hummingbirds at once! A hummingbird can fly forward, backwards, up, down or hover. They do this by flapping their wings over 50 times a second!
Who else enjoys hummingbirds?

They also kill raptors with their pointed beaks.

 

[BenInMT]

I took this a couple weeks ago with my phone.

 

[Oak]

I took this one in AZ in March with my phone. Completely coincidental during a hike.

 

[Cornell Cowboy]

Just saw our first one this morning at my house in the hills east of Laramie.

 

[Gellar]

Got about 10-12 coming to the feeders now!

 

[Chad Gus]

First one showed up this week

 

[Nick87]

Had one here today in the lilacs couldn't get a pic fast enough.

 

[Gellar]

Kids left the door open.

 

[Gellar]

The hummers have been back for about a week.

 

[duckhunt]

The hummers have been back for about a week.

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Put our feeders out at the river place last weekend. Been lazy at home, the feeders are still in the garage.

 

[IDFireLass]

Had a Calliope male show up about 5 days ago then a Black Chin male showed up and they've kept the feeders busy. Last night seen the first female show up and she is skittish. So spring has come to Central Idaho. Wild flowers are blooming not much down in the valley's yet. Been watching hummingbirds since the 70's. Love watching them. While on lookouts always put feeders up. Had to bring the feeders in at night because of wind. I've had them waiting at the door first thing in the mornings and even had them come inside to get to the feeder during big wind storms. They have good eyesight and lookouts have a lot of windows.

 

[hank4elk]

Got about 10-12 coming to the feeders now!
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[hank4elk]

I was looking in books for wildflowers they like that might grow here. They come into the yard to look at the apple flowers but find little to eat. One stopped on Rios water bucket under the spigot and got a drink. He liked the red handle.
Can't wait for the locust trees to bloom this week. They love those flowers.

 

[BigHornRam]

Getting a few customers so far this year, but it's been a little slow.

 

[Cornell Cowboy]

We had one stop by on 5/7 (east of Larami, WY), but haven't seen anymore since. I think he called his buddies and told them to wait a couple weeks until it actually warms up!!

 

[Gellar]

 

[2rocky]

Has anyone had any luck getting them to nest in a hummingbird house?

We put a couple of these out away from the feeder trying to attract one or more to nest...

https://www.amazon.com/Mrs-keng-Humming-Outdoor-housenest-Hummingbird/dp/B08R414NDF/ref=asc_df_B08R414NDF/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475788669757&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17639997816050684871&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1014129&hvtargid=pla-1230569685837&psc=1

 

[Cornell Cowboy]

Just had our first hummingbird show up on the feeder yesterday. Here comes summer!!

 

[Benfromalbuquerque]

Broad-tailed and black chinned so far on our feeders. Two observed window strikes, none down an out yet.