Hummers !

Terry Coombs

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Apr 9, 2013, 9:09:01 AM4/9/13

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We just saw our first hummingbird ! A pretty little ruby throated fella ,
came up and checked out the feeder this morning . Hopefully he'll be back ,
with friends .
--
Snag
Stone County Ar.

Larry Sheldon

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Apr 9, 2013, 3:04:13 PM4/9/13

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On 4/9/2013 8:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> We just saw our first hummingbird ! A pretty little ruby throated fella ,
> came up and checked out the feeder this morning . Hopefully he'll be back ,
> with friends .

I've got three bottles dissolving sugar on the kitchen counter--will out
them out later today or tomorrow, depending on rain and show status.

I'll also put out a jelly jar in hopes that an Oriole stops by.
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Idioten aangeboden. Gratis af te halen.
h/t Dagelijkse Standaard

Terry Coombs

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Apr 11, 2013, 10:46:10 PM4/11/13

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"Larry Sheldon" <lfsh...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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This little guy has been visiting the feeder most all day today . I might
have it a bit to close to the seed feeder , the other birds seem to startle
him . He sure is pretty in his iridescent reds and greens !
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Snag

jmcquown

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Apr 12, 2013, 8:45:59 AM4/12/13

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On 4/9/2013 9:09 AM, Terry Coombs wrote:
> We just saw our first hummingbird ! A pretty little ruby throated fella ,
> came up and checked out the feeder this morning . Hopefully he'll be back ,
> with friends .
>

I put up the hummingbird feeder a couple of days ago. Have yet to see
one of them. Enjoy the view!

Jill
St. Helena Island, SC

Nanzi

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Apr 12, 2013, 10:53:50 AM4/12/13

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Y'all do know you can check their progress north at hummingbirds.net for their migration map, don't you? I always keep an eye on it.

One year I was weeding a small garden and had, I'm sure, a repeat feeder come up to my face and cheep at me because I didn't have the feeder out yet. I went in immediately and filled it, and he was sitting in the tree waiting for me.

Nan in DE

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Apr 12, 2013, 12:40:11 PM4/12/13

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the map is nice

I live in Las Vegas,
which can get hot [and cold in winter],
and i've had two feeders for years

i get a few hummers all year round,
but i've also gone months without one hummming bird

marc

Terry Coombs

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Apr 12, 2013, 4:29:02 PM4/12/13

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Last night there were two ... briefly , because one chased the other off .
Only seen one at a time today , but they could be takin' turns .
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Snag

jmcquown

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Apr 14, 2013, 11:29:56 AM4/14/13

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Hummers are notoriously territorial. :)

I still haven't seen one this year. The weather has been very strange.
We had a very mild Winter but Spring has been quite chilly. And very
windy. Maybe that's a factor. By this time last year I was seeing them
all over the place.

Jill

Terry Coombs

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Apr 14, 2013, 4:31:01 PM4/14/13

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Several people have vtold me that they'll come here in hordes . The more
feeders , the more hordes ... he types as one comes up for a sip or three .
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Snag

Larry Sheldon

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Apr 14, 2013, 5:01:33 PM4/14/13

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I put up thee feeders a week or so ago but I have not seen the little birds.

No flowers blooming here yet. The map says they are still south and
east of us--and if I see one it is usually several days after somebody
nearby has report a sighting. (I think the western edge of the range is
about 20 miles west of here.)