They would soon starve to death if all they ate was nectar or the sugar water that goes into HB feeders (8oz sugar to 32oz water). They need protein and get it by eating fruit flies. They pluck them right out of the air. They do NOT eat ants, that would kill them. Ants have exoskeletons that they can't digest.There was one time that I got bees on the feeder. It was a different design of feeder and I threw it away. The ones I have now the only way to the liquid is through a very narrow tube so no other insect or bird can get to it. I have not really had a problem with the droppings The only problem I have had is it seems every time I try to record them eating they will poop. It is crazy to think that these things live off of sugar, and that is it. We have to eat some much of this and then less of that. These things eat pure sugar.
They are only in the western hemisphere, Alaska all the way through South America. Something like 360 species. Research reveals that they were in Europe many millions of years ago, fossil records, but there's none now although there are anecdotes. They are specious, there's zero evidence that they are anywhere but the continental Americas.I've never seen a hummingbird in the wild (I'm not sure if I've seen one in captivity tbh) and I'm very jealous! They are beautiful!
Wow! That is amazing. I'm happy if I get two and you got a whole swarm. lol
Gets kind of crazy here sometimes. I am filling 3 feeders twice a day.
Damn...I don't remember...where do you live?This is what it is like when the feeders are empty and you put the first full one out. Actually this is tame to what I have seen before.
So Cal.Damn...I don't remember...where do you live?
Most of our hummingbirds have gone on their annual migration. Still a gew Anna's hanging around. They winter here.
So Cal.
I would not mind these little guys moving on. I am on my third 25 pound bag of sugar and filling the feeders twice a
You gotta clean and replace the sugar water every 3-5 days. Otherwise fungus will grow and the birds won't come. Might take a while for the birds to discover your feeders. It took many weeks before my feeders were discovered. Might have had a lot to do with the weather.I need to put some feeders up, once spring and summer are here I do see them in my yard fairly often, and there's often one posted up on a tree near my deck.
Well let’s see. I do 2 cups of sugar and 8 cups of water in my three feeders. As of now I do that twice a day. So that is 4 cups of sugar a day.
I tend to two feeders. I use 1 1/2 cups of sugar to 6 cups of water…I generally fill/ change the liquid every week to 10 days.
It depends on your climate and the temps. Here, a week to 10 days is fine…most of the year. We get a few days in the summer where the juice goes bad/ grows nastiness in less than a week…and the little hummers are quick to let me know.You gotta clean and replace the sugar water every 3-5 days. Otherwise fungus will grow and the birds won't come. Might take a while for the birds to discover your feeders. It took many weeks before my feeders were discovered. Might have had a lot to do with the weather.
Probably flew all the way from Detroit. Backwards.Little guy are doin' a Segar song, Flyin' Against the Wind. They're young and strong and flyin' against the wind.
Yeah, I figure depends on the heat. Last week was cooler so I've gone 5 days last 2 cycles.It depends on your climate and the temps. Here, a week to 10 days is fine…most of the year. We get a few days in the summer where the juice goes bad/ grows nastiness in less than a week…and the little hummers are quick to let me know.
Some species migrate, some don't. I suppose it depends on the location too.I still have one. Just one. I think. I've only seen one at a time and it has no markings. I'm afraid it's a young one that doesn't know it was supposed to be gone last week.