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05-18-2021 05:25 PM
I was watering plants with the hose yesterday, and all of a sudden a hummer flew in and put it's feet on the streaming water, staying there for a while, so close to my face. Usually, they come when they hear water, but have never gotten onto the water.
05-18-2021 05:42 PM - edited 05-18-2021 05:42 PM
Wow...early..don't know where you are but I'm in Ct...sometimes we may start to see them by June, sometimes I see them later. So cute that it went into the water, and so close to you. I keep meaning to get my feeder out of storage..
05-18-2021 06:05 PM
What a treat! I have never had one go after water. Hope he had fun.
05-18-2021 06:47 PM
05-18-2021 07:07 PM
Your post fits right in with what I read today. DH bought a subscription for me to Birds & Bloom and apparently this month is their annual Hummingbird issue. There's a nice article on page 43 that talks about how meticulous Hummers are to keep their feathers clean, and that they love sprays of water or lightly dripping water. It also mentioned that they visit bird baths as well, but I don't think I've ever seen that in my yard. We do love our little Hummingbirds!
05-18-2021 07:48 PM
@amyb wrote:Wow...early..don't know where you are but I'm in Ct...sometimes we may start to see them by June, sometimes I see them later. So cute that it went into the water, and so close to you. I keep meaning to get my feeder out of storage..
@amyb I am in N. Ca, so they are here pretty much year round.
05-19-2021 12:09 AM
What a wonderful experience! I'm jealous...
05-19-2021 06:00 AM
I had a hummer do the exact same thing last week! I was just mesmerized as I held the hose and tried not to move it. He was so colorful...male, I suppose? He stuck around for the longest time and so close. It made my day!
05-19-2021 12:08 PM
I saw my first hummer last weekend. When I water my garden using my sprinkler that goes back and forth, they will often play in the water. It's so much fun watching nature!
05-20-2021 10:33 AM
Amazing little critters!!! I have a water fountain that is red; it was running when my resident hummer decided to take a bath in it--actually got it on video. then when I was changing the feeder for them, one landed on my hand and started drinking the food that was all over my hand, also this past Feb after a snowstorm, one had used the outside light to sleep--it did a full face plant onto the snow, wings out, like a snow angel then woke up and zoomed away---amazing little critters!!!
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