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| They are beautiful. I saw one earlier this year in south Florida. Rare sight around these parts.
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| We saw our first one yesterday afternoon.
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Eeewwww, don't touch it!
Here, poke at it with this stick.
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| I’m a big fan! One of my hobbies(chores) is feeding birds, and they are one of my favorite clients. Here in the Texas Hill Country where I live, between Austin and San Antonio, we get ruby-throated and black-chinned. Any others are lost or just passing through. I still haven’t done it yet, but I’d like to see them bulking up in swarms at coastal feeders before heading out across the Gulf.
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| I was sitting up on Blind 35 with my truck windows open and a hummingbird flew in, hovered in front of my face for a second and flew back out. Scared the crap out me!
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| They stay here in the Pacific NW all winter. Sometimes when we walk out with a refilled feeder on a particularly cold day, one will fly up and land on the feeder while we're still holding it. |
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| quote: Originally posted by YooperSigs:
I was sitting up on Blind 35 with my truck windows open and a hummingbird flew in, hovered in front of my face for a second and flew back out.
Scared the crap out me!
Funny stuff there! A couple times I was squirrel hunting with my 22 heard a noise, looked over and a twelve point buck was looking at me and me at him, What the hell are you looking at? Never took a deer. I think I'm glad I never did. |
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| I was very surprised to see one hovering around a pine tree in my side yard last week. I don't have any feeders out.
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| We had a hummingbird fly into our house yesterday! Little guy was confused and kept trying to leave through a closed window, forgetting where he had flown in from. I eventually put some gloves on, gently grabbed him, and placed him outside (at first I was just trying to guide him out with my hands). He immediately flew to a ceiling fan on our back deck and sat there for a good 20 minutes, with his wings opened up a bit. I’m thinking he was really drained / warn out and hot. Where he rested after I got him out of the house:  
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| quote: Originally posted by Schmelby:
Had my feeders out for about three weeks. Saw my first one today! Life is good.
I haven't seen one since my OP. I put out fresh sugar water once a week. Don't know where my little friends are at. |
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| We had colder spring than normal. I saw one back in late march. Hopefully i will see some when they make there way down to south america. |
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| I’m very fortunate that hummingbirds are pretty common here in Tucson and throughout Arizona. My home office window looks out to a bush that attracts hummingbirds several times a day, so I get to enjoy them all day long, and I work 3 of my 4 workdays from home. They are fun to watch feeding, and especially fun when they chase each other. They can be very territorial. Hope you get to see more, Schmelby!
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