Any Hummingbird Watchers Out There?

OK! ;o)

Such a cute fella!

Happy New Year from the North Country!

Happy New Year

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my friend just stopped by a few minutes ago

My sister in AR had some visiting a few weeks ago. I'm in St. Louis and have not seen one yet, but I just put feeders out yesterday. We have a thick wooded area and creek behind our house with lots of wildflowers. I love to spend time in my pool listening to birds sing and watching my "hummers" eat. I think I enjoy watching them devour nectar from the flowers more than from the feeders.

The little mama above built her nest on a patio light and has been nesting for about two weeks now. She's only a few feet from our bedroom window. We can sit on the patio and she won't leave, although our two-yr-old granddaughter running around will cause mama bird to "buzz" her.

Thanks, Teka. It's pretty intimidating to post on a thread with SoCalLisa, whose work I've admired for 7 years!

We've enjoyed watching these two grow, but yesterday the nest split, and one kept falling out onto the patio tile. They're pretty big but cannot fly yet. I put pillows under the nest, and mama always came back after I returned her baby to the nest, but I knew it was going to get seriously injured. I googled "hummingbird nest repair" and read about a girl who used toilet paper, so here is my nest repair job. Hopefully, it will keep them safe until they can take off on their own! Keep your fingers crossed.

My 1st hummer photo! ;o)

A ruby-throated hummingbird on the right side of the feeder just above the perch.

Hi ladies- my friend Teka encouraged me to come over and share some of my hummer photos from the back yard this week. This is our new resident rufous, that chases all the others away!

What wonderful pictures. I have no idea how to post my own on here but love everyone else's.

We have fed and watched hummingbirds for years. We had to add a third feeder this summer-all hang on our front porch so we get to do lots of watching. Currently, we must have about 12-15 hummingbirds living in our front yard-way more than other years-keeping the feeders full has become quite a job! Anyone else experience a big increase in their hummingbird population this year? Just curious.

Hi all. First post on this thread, long time follower. Yes, to labelle's question. I am using 3 qts of sugar water a day! I have 10 feeders the facilitate this with replacements every few hours. On work days (gone 16 hrs) I have to hang them all out the night before and there are only 1 or 2 partly filled when I get home! I love to sit under them and hear all the whirs and clicks they make. Rough count, usually 25 flying around at once, can have up to 8 on a feeder at a time. Mostly Anna's.