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Humm humm good
Posted by Connie Fowler, Aug 08, 2016.
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Lesser Goldfinch
Posted by Parker Hill, May 09, 2015.
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Fluffy
Posted by Cheryl Ewing, May 09, 2015.
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ruby throat and orange trumpets
Posted by Bart Eason, Apr 19, 2015.
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resting
Posted by bart eason, Apr 19, 2015.
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Hummer bird
Posted by Bret Goddard, Mar 04, 2015.
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Still can't wait
Posted by Bret Goddard, Mar 04, 2015.
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Can't wait, hopefully it will warm up again and our friends will come back
Posted by Bret Goddard, Mar 04, 2015.
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At the feeder
Posted by Pete Casey, Jan 25, 2015.
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Bottle bush
Posted by Pete Casey, Jan 25, 2015.
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Zinna and visitor
Posted by Pete Casey, Jan 25, 2015.
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Summer colors
Posted by Peter R. Casey III, Jan 25, 2015.
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Taking a sip...
Posted by Peter R. Casey III, Jan 17, 2015.
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Backyard
Posted by Peter R. Casey III, Jan 17, 2015.
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Hummingbird
Posted by Richard Mello, Jan 04, 2015.
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Watching the sky!
Posted by Bret Goddard, Jul 28, 2014.
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Hover Hummer
Posted by Bret Goddard, Jul 28, 2014.
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Prop Blur
Posted by Bret Goddard, Jul 28, 2014.
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Pretty preener
Posted by Bret Goddard, May 02, 2014.
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Reaching for the sky
Posted by Bret Goddard, May 02, 2014.
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Website Features
Written by Birdsquatch, Aug 15, 2018 Comments »
Dear Birdsquatch: In the summer every year, my hummingbird feeder is overtaken by honeybees or yellow jackets. The hummingbirds can't get a sip. Is it okay to kill the pests with insecticide spray?
Written by Bill Thompson, III, Aug 01, 2018 Comments »
Hummingbirds appreciate a reliable nectar source, whether natural or provided by humans. Bill Thompson, III, offers expert advice on feeding hummingbirds.
Posted on Jul 25, 2018 Comments »
Did you know? Not all flowers are necessarily good food sources for hummingbirds. Learn which ones are best for your backyard visitors. And, don't use anything other than white table sugar when making hummingbird nectar.
Written by Bill Thompson, III, Oct 04, 2017 Comments »
You've probably heard the myth: Take down your hummingbird feeders in the fall or the hummers will "forget" to migrate. It's not true. Birds, including the hummingbirds at our feeders, are programmed by instinct to migrate when their inner clocks tell them to leave.
Written by Dawn Hewitt, Aug 02, 2017 Comments »
Only one species of hummingbird nests the East, but fifteen species of hummingbird breed in North America, including the orange rufous hummingbird. Hundreds more live in Central and South America, ranging from the tiny blue bee hummingbird, to the robin-sized giant hummingbird.
Written by Birdsquatch, Jul 26, 2017 Comments »
Dear Birdsquatch: My hummingbirds are ignoring my feeder. I've had it up for a month now but not a single bird has taken a drink. They visit it, look at it, and leave. What’s going on?
Posted on Sep 28, 2016 Comments »
Even though nesting season is over for the year, we couldn't resist sharing this photo, sent by Marie Noplos, of Fergus Falls, Minnesota. She wrote, "This is a photo I took of a female rubythroated hummingbird feeding her two babies. Little Betty, as my 11-year-old daughter named her, built her nest in the flowering dogwood tree in our backyard. I was on our deck one day and saw her going back and forth across the yard, snatching cobwebs and carrying them to the tree. I assume this is her first year of nesting because the tree limb is not very sturdy and less than 15 feet from a busy road in town..."
Posted on Sep 09, 2016 Comments »
It's a myth that a hummingbird, or any bird for that matter, will be deterred from heading south in the fall because of human-provided food. Instinct and hormonal urges are what drive birds to migrate, and hummingbirds are no different. Besides, there is good reason to leave your nectar feeder up and full of fresh sugar water until the temperature dips to below freezing, even if you haven't seen a hummer for weeks.
Written by Jeane Pirkle, Feb 01, 2016 Comments »
For years Jeane Pirkle has kept a feeder up long after the hummingbirds leave with the hope of attracting a winter hummingbird. She continued that practice during the fall of 2013. In late October she noticed a single bird visiting her feeder each day. At first she thought it was a female ruby-throated hummingbird, but it turned out to be a rare visitor to her area during the winter months.
Posted on Apr 02, 2015 Comments »
You don't need to be a bird expert to know that hummingbirds are cool! Check out this list of facts about these flying jewels of the bird world.
Posted on Jun 13, 2014 Comments »
Want to make your own nectar for feeding hummingbirds? It's easy! All you need is the right proportion of sugar and water.
Posted on Apr 29, 2014 Comments »
If you only have a little room in your garden, or want to simplify things and plant a few flowers that really appeal to hummingbirds, you can't go wrong with these recommendations.
Written by Dawn Hewitt, Mar 24, 2014 Comments »
Ruth Witmer feeds hummingbirds. She lives in eastern Pennsylvania, where ruby-throated hummingbirds normally make their annual debut in mid- to late April. Last April, Ruth put her sugar-water mixture out in mid-April before she had seen the first hummingbird of 2013. What she saw on April 20 was not what she expected. It was a hummingbird all right, but sure looked different.
Posted on Aug 02, 2013 Comments »
Any backyard in North America can expect to have hummingbirds during the warmer months of the year (April through late September). But sometimes those hummingbirds don't get along. Other times, uninvited guests help themselves to the sweet nectar in your feeders. Here are some solutions to a few of the most common problems that plague North American hummingbirders.
Posted on May 09, 2013 Comments »
How does one lure these winged jewels into the backyard for easy viewing? Better yet, how does one keep hummingbirds hanging around throughout the entire season? Attracting backyard hummingbirds is not as difficult as you might think. Like all birds, hummers need food, water, and shelter. Here are a few tips to help you provide these basic necessities for your backyard hummingbirds.
Written by Kyle Carlsen, Apr 25, 2013 Comments »
The return of the first ruby-throated hummingbird is one of the most highly anticipated spring events in eastern North America. Although a few of these winged gems spend the winter months in parts of the southern United States, the vast majority winter in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Each year the hummingbirds travel remarkable distances between their wintering grounds and their summer breeding areas, which span from the Gulf of Mexico to southern Canada.
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- Dear Birdsquatch: Bees at the Hummingbird Feeder. What to Do? added on Aug 15, 2018
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