Hummingbird Frenzy!
The hummers have went crazy here, as nothing is blooming now, and they haven't started leaving for the winter yet.
They are eating so much it is crazy. I am buying sugar 25 lbs at a time!
Here is a video:
New video by M Hess (Monkeybrains)
Merc
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Very cool video. Thanks for sharing.
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So, where is that ?
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Good God! Looks like a swarm of mosquitos.
I only have two of the little birds.
Where are you, Mercury?
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I watched it twice, to see the beautiful landscape.
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I am jealous!! I LOVE Hummers but I only occasionally see two at one time. I have a very territorial Hummer that runs off all intruders to my feeders.
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Couldn't ID the species from the clip, but they're almost certainly Ruby-throats. They're the only species gregarious enough to allow that kind of close contact. Our Western species like Black-chinned, Rufous, or Broad-tailed are MUCH more territorial and possessive. If you see two black-chins at a feeder at once, they are either mates or siblings. And even then, they get testy.
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Allen,
I'm abouty 4 miles north of the border, south of Tucson, AZ.
We get Rufous, Anna's, black-chinned and broad-tailed hummers here. And probably couple other species I haven't noticed.
The Rufous are very few, maybe 5% of the total birds.
Merc
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Merc, that surprises me. But I suppose nothing that hummers do ought to surprise me by now.
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Nope, we have a mix of black chinned, broad tailed and a few rufous this time of year. We have as many as 9 birds at a time on two feeders with another 10 standing in line.
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A few years ago, while working in Prescott, Arizona, I saw and heard, and Anna’s hummingbird singing! I saw and heard, an Anna‘s hummingbird singing!
Apparently, the Anna’s hummer is the only one that does sing.
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We have three big feeders up, SW Arkansas. The ruby throated birds are sucking down almost a gallon and a half every week. There were over 20 of them this morning. Our neighbor has about the same at his place (300 yards away). More sugar is always on the list!
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Nice video! I've had good luck in the past here in the NC Piedmont... Just haven't had any feeders up this year. 😔😕
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