2023 Hummingbird Thread

[RoseRed]

I put mine up yesterday. I haven't noticed any activity yet.

 

[RoseRed]

Feeders hung.

Also put up the deer fence in the front garden.

The irises you gave me are coming up.

 

[Sneakers]

The irises you gave me are coming up.

Good! Might take another year before they make nice flowers.
Mine are just starting to bud. Another week or two.

 

[Sneakers]

Everything is doing nicely. The antique iris that came from upstate NY some 80 years ago have huge buds. Russian iris too, daylilies... even the strawberries.

But back to the topic.... no hummer sightings yet.

 

[RoseRed]

No sightings, but there has been activity. It's down a half inch.

 

[ArkRescue]

I buy Cane Sugar so I can't make my own unless I also buy granulated white sugar. I bought some Hummingbird concentrate to use after finding out I probably killed some last year with the Cane Sugar .

 

[ArkRescue]

My sign that it's time to hang the feeder - when the pine pollen becomes a cloud across the field.

So, not yet, but very soon.

Usually they see me and come get in my face to say HEY I'm here ........

 

[phreddyp]

Saw one Sunday, Three today all males.

 

[RoseRed]

I buy Cane Sugar so I can't make my own unless I also buy granulated white sugar. I bought some Hummingbird concentrate to use after finding out I probably killed some last year with the Cane Sugar .

I make my own. Granulated white sugar and water. The feeder is a reddish/purple glass container.

 

[frequentflier]

Put my feeder up Sunday and spotted one enjoying it last night

 

[ArkRescue]

I make my own. Granulated white sugar and water. The feeder is a reddish/purple glass container.

I like the pretty ones made of glass.

 

[Sneakers]

I like the pretty ones made of glass.

I do too, but found the hummers here seem to prefer the plain ol' plastic red base hangers. The fansy ones hardly see any action.

Just changed out the nectar. No sightings yet.

 

[ArkRescue]

I do too, but found the hummers here seem to prefer the plain ol' plastic red base hangers. The fansy ones hardly see any action.

Just changed out the nectar. No sightings yet.

oh wow I gave all of my feeders to a clerk at Walls Bakery a few years ago when I was trying to reduce the wild bird visits to my property (to comply with the NPIP Poultry Health initiative) but the Hummingbirds kept coming back and I felt bad, so I bought more feeders.

 

[Sneakers]

Still no sightings, no change in the nectar level.

But the Iris are doing nicely. Large white in the front yard, grandma's antique bearded iris in the back.

 

[Grumpy]

Feeders were put out Monday, but other than the one I saw last week, I haven't seen one since. Strange, they are late this year (at least to my yard)

 

[NextJen]

Haven’t seen one yet either. They are a little later this year than usual.
Time to refresh the nectar in the feeder.

 

[my-thyme]

Pulled the cardboard box down that I store my feeders in, first year stored in the garage. Wide mouth glass bottle had a mouse nest.

 

[Grumpy]

Feeders were put out Monday, but other than the one I saw last week, I haven't seen one since. Strange, they are late this year (at least to my yard)

I take it back, just saw a little male but he was too skittish for me to get a pic of him at the feeder.

 

[kwillia]

We have at least one small male buzzing around this afternoon!

 

[Sneakers]

Changed out the nectar again. No sightings. Must not be on the flight path of the scouts.