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My Hummingbirds Have Arrived

Marp2 — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:03:00 GMT

I prepared nectar and hung the feeder yesterday in anticipation of my resident hummers arriving soon and was surprised to see one feeding at it just a few minutes ago. I so enjoy watching them.

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HisElk — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:09:48 GMT

Lucky you, Marp2. We love watching them too, although DH is in charge of feeding them. He just got some new feeders, I think the name is "Humzinger" or something like that.

I agree, they are fun to watch. Enjoy.

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stargazer — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:06:15 GMT

I got my first one last week. I always get so excited to see them. (Atlanta)

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shesallthat — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:16:04 GMT

i hope mine will be arriving soon,too!!! i am going to hang the feeder out today. i had sooo many last year and i can't wait to see how many show up this time! i moved the feeder in front of the kitchen window so that we could watch them without anyone/anything bothering them.

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gidgetgh — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:18:24 GMT

On 4/12/2014 stargazer said:
I got my first one last week. I always get so excited to see them. (Atlanta)

I'm envious. I'm in Atlanta also and we never get any till August and then, just one or two.

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Preds — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:21:53 GMT

We had a scout a couple of weeks ago (TN) and set two feeders out. May get the others cleaned up this weekend and go ahead an set them out. We put 8 to 10 feeders all around the house. Love our little hummers.

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violann — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:17:10 GMT

It's about time for mine, so I plan to get at least one feeder up today. Everything seems a little off after our awful winter, so we'll see what happens! (Northern NJ)

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Preds — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:37:13 GMT

WOO HOO! Just saw two. Gotta' get those other feeders out Today!

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kdgn — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 14:42:24 GMT

I was buzzed a couple of weeks ago. No feeders, the other birds were taking them over, but they are feeding off a couple of flowering bushes.

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AnikaBrodie — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:59:03 GMT

I haven't seen any hummers yet; however, they have been spotted in the southern part of our state. So, I'm getting my feeders out by Monday or Tuesday, assuming they'll be here soon. I can't wait!

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shesallthat — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:23:21 GMT

Predsfan - looks like they sent out a scouting party here,too! i was outside on the patio after putting up the feeder a little while ago and saw something buzz by me and thought it was some big insect! out of the corner of my eye i noticed the little hovering rainbow so it looks like they are getting ready to visit! i hope it will be like last year when i had to fill up the feeders at least twice a day.

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raven-blackbird — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:47:07 GMT

we keep one variety of hummer all year long........but the migrators are starting to arrive............love my hummers...........................raven

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azterry! — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:54:39 GMT

We have them pretty much all year too.

The migrators are coming through now and it's a rip roaring battle some days when they are fighting over territory. I usually have a nest in the olive tree in my back yard.

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RainCityGirl — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 17:50:00 GMT

I haven't seen any hummingbirds yet, but the robins have been here since February. They are not exactly the smartest birds. Soon they will be building their nests in places where humans and other animals can easily reach them. I have never understood the logic in that, but I guess that's where we get the term bird brain. They have no logic.

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Cyndog — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:21:21 GMT

I saw my first one yesterday and my first Aurora Borealis salamander, now we have to be on snake patrol...yikes. Summer is here.

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RainCityGirl — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:36:57 GMT

All I am seeing besides robins and chickadees are green shelled snails.

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anisa — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 19:58:41 GMT

For all who love Hummers, this is a wonderful non-fiction with actual pictures of the birds depicted in the book. It's available on Amazon. I bought it for my daughter, but read it first. Sweet and heartwarming.

First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story by Noriko Carroll and Don Carroll

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Preds — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:40:10 GMT

On 4/12/2014 shesallthat said:
Predsfan - looks like they sent out a scouting party here,too! i was outside on the patio after putting up the feeder a little while ago and saw something buzz by me and thought it was some big insect! out of the corner of my eye i noticed the little hovering rainbow so it looks like they are getting ready to visit! i hope it will be like last year when i had to fill up the feeders at least twice a day.

I refilled the two already out and set out four more. Gotta' pick up more because some are old and can't handle it any more. Hope you have all your returns (which you should) and their friends.

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Preds — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 20:43:54 GMT

On 4/12/2014 anisa said:
For all who love Hummers, this is a wonderful non-fiction with actual pictures of the birds depicted in the book. It's available on Amazon. I bought it for my daughter, but read it first. Sweet and heartwarming.

First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story by Noriko Carroll and Don Carroll

Thank you anisa. I'm going to look for this book. We love our hummers and we lost all the trees that they nested in. It looks like a lot of them still remember and still come here, but they have to nest elsewhere. That's part of the reason we will have so many feeders always out.

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anisa — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 21:36:34 GMT

On 4/12/2014 Predsfan said:
On 4/12/2014 anisa said:
For all who love Hummers, this is a wonderful non-fiction with actual pictures of the birds depicted in the book. It's available on Amazon. I bought it for my daughter, but read it first. Sweet and heartwarming.

First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird's Story by Noriko Carroll and Don Carroll

Thank you anisa. I'm going to look for this book. We love our hummers and we lost all the trees that they nested in. It looks like a lot of them still remember and still come here, but they have to nest elsewhere. That's part of the reason we will have so many feeders always out.

You are welcome, Predsfan. It's a short book and a quick read, but well worth it. The pictures that Don Carroll took are spectacular. My daughter has three feeders in her yard. The hummers give her great pleasure. She also has a large fountain and those babies love the water.