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Dr Corinne B Leek
May 16, 2012, 7:23:52 PM5/16/12
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Saw a hummer this evening!
Earliest I've seen one here, yet.
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...
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Earliest I've seen one here, yet.
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Melvina
May 17, 2012, 12:30:40 PM5/17/12
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I thought they sent all those gas guzzlers to China. :-)
Dr Corinne B Leek
May 17, 2012, 3:38:57 PM5/17/12
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On Thu, 17 May 2012 09:30:40 -0700 (PDT), Melvina
<melv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I thought they sent all those gas guzzlers to China. :-)
<groan>
<melv...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>I thought they sent all those gas guzzlers to China. :-)
Hummingbirds. Hummingbirds!!!
Reminds me, gotta go get the feeder...
Mary McHugh
May 17, 2012, 7:21:19 PM5/17/12
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For the past few years, we've had them at our kitchen window because
just outside that window is a stand of milkweed. The butterflies and
hummers love milkweed and we love watching them hover around it.
But for some reason last year we didn't get any hummers to our milkweed.
I even put a feeder out. I did see a hummer buzz the feeder once but
didn't feed at it (it was fresh commercial nectar).
This year I decided to get a big hanging plant with lots of red (Verbena
in this case) to try and attract them. I remember that Emily said they
follow the azalea bloom and ours have been blooming so I put the hanging
plant out on Friday. I was rewarded Sunday night with a small female
buzzing around it. :)
I also have butterfly bush there and now a pile of annuals to encourage
even more to visit. I plan to add some cardinal climber and other vines
and butterfly weed.
Mary
On 5/16/2012 7:23 PM, Dr Corinne B Leek wrote:
> Saw a hummer this evening!
> Earliest I've seen one here, yet.
>
> Corinne& Crazy Canuck Crew...
just outside that window is a stand of milkweed. The butterflies and
hummers love milkweed and we love watching them hover around it.
But for some reason last year we didn't get any hummers to our milkweed.
I even put a feeder out. I did see a hummer buzz the feeder once but
didn't feed at it (it was fresh commercial nectar).
This year I decided to get a big hanging plant with lots of red (Verbena
in this case) to try and attract them. I remember that Emily said they
follow the azalea bloom and ours have been blooming so I put the hanging
plant out on Friday. I was rewarded Sunday night with a small female
buzzing around it. :)
I also have butterfly bush there and now a pile of annuals to encourage
even more to visit. I plan to add some cardinal climber and other vines
and butterfly weed.
Mary
On 5/16/2012 7:23 PM, Dr Corinne B Leek wrote:
> Saw a hummer this evening!
> Earliest I've seen one here, yet.
>
Snidely
May 18, 2012, 3:01:28 AM5/18/12
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on 5/17/2012, Mary McHugh supposed :
garden store (Rogers, in Corona Del Mar) and I was watching a
hummingbird feed at the plant. Worked like a charm, and I sometimes
had them visit while I was sitting just 6 feet away. They could sneak
in and out quicker than the cats could respond.
I see hummingbirds active around the apple tree here, which is pretty
much done blooming in this not-so-snowy zone. I've seen them around
the clematis, too.
Hummingbirds and butterflies sometimes like the same flowers, so you
may get a bonus.
/dps
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Who, me? And what lacuna?
> For the past few years, we've had them at our kitchen window because just
> outside that window is a stand of milkweed. The butterflies and hummers love
> milkweed and we love watching them hover around it.
>
> But for some reason last year we didn't get any hummers to our milkweed. I
> even put a feeder out. I did see a hummer buzz the feeder once but didn't
> feed at it (it was fresh commercial nectar).
>
> This year I decided to get a big hanging plant with lots of red (Verbena in
> this case) to try and attract them. I remember that Emily said they follow
> the azalea bloom and ours have been blooming so I put the hanging plant out
> on Friday. I was rewarded Sunday night with a small female buzzing around
> it. :)
>
> I also have butterfly bush there and now a pile of annuals to encourage even
> more to visit. I plan to add some cardinal climber and other vines and
> butterfly weed.
I bought a fuschia one time because we were strolling through the
> outside that window is a stand of milkweed. The butterflies and hummers love
> milkweed and we love watching them hover around it.
>
> But for some reason last year we didn't get any hummers to our milkweed. I
> even put a feeder out. I did see a hummer buzz the feeder once but didn't
> feed at it (it was fresh commercial nectar).
>
> This year I decided to get a big hanging plant with lots of red (Verbena in
> this case) to try and attract them. I remember that Emily said they follow
> the azalea bloom and ours have been blooming so I put the hanging plant out
> on Friday. I was rewarded Sunday night with a small female buzzing around
> it. :)
>
> I also have butterfly bush there and now a pile of annuals to encourage even
> more to visit. I plan to add some cardinal climber and other vines and
> butterfly weed.
garden store (Rogers, in Corona Del Mar) and I was watching a
hummingbird feed at the plant. Worked like a charm, and I sometimes
had them visit while I was sitting just 6 feet away. They could sneak
in and out quicker than the cats could respond.
I see hummingbirds active around the apple tree here, which is pretty
much done blooming in this not-so-snowy zone. I've seen them around
the clematis, too.
Hummingbirds and butterflies sometimes like the same flowers, so you
may get a bonus.
/dps
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Who, me? And what lacuna?
Dr Corinne B Leek
May 18, 2012, 11:25:18 PM5/18/12
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Well, Ms Hummingbird has been persistent at the feeder, if only
briefly each time. But I have observed her sitting and sipping, not
just hovering and grabbing quick gulp.
The hum of their flight is certainly distinctive!
Glad they're here.
As an aside, but on the flowering theme, I have had some fruit trees
finally blossom that have never done so before!!! It will be
interesting to see if that results in actual fruit. I'm talking
apple, crabapple, plum, peach, and pear. Various of the trees have
flowetred/fruited before, but not all, by a long shot. Have not
gotten pears or plums before. I hope this will be a "fruitful
year"!!!!
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...
briefly each time. But I have observed her sitting and sipping, not
just hovering and grabbing quick gulp.
The hum of their flight is certainly distinctive!
Glad they're here.
As an aside, but on the flowering theme, I have had some fruit trees
finally blossom that have never done so before!!! It will be
interesting to see if that results in actual fruit. I'm talking
apple, crabapple, plum, peach, and pear. Various of the trees have
flowetred/fruited before, but not all, by a long shot. Have not
gotten pears or plums before. I hope this will be a "fruitful
year"!!!!
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew...
Mary McHugh
May 19, 2012, 7:07:18 AM5/19/12
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On 5/18/2012 11:25 PM, Dr Corinne B Leek wrote:
> Well, Ms Hummingbird has been persistent at the feeder, if only
> briefly each time. But I have observed her sitting and sipping, not
> just hovering and grabbing quick gulp.
> The hum of their flight is certainly distinctive!
> Glad they're here.
Me too!
> Well, Ms Hummingbird has been persistent at the feeder, if only
> briefly each time. But I have observed her sitting and sipping, not
> just hovering and grabbing quick gulp.
> The hum of their flight is certainly distinctive!
> Glad they're here.
>
> As an aside, but on the flowering theme, I have had some fruit trees
> finally blossom that have never done so before!!! It will be
> interesting to see if that results in actual fruit. I'm talking
> apple, crabapple, plum, peach, and pear. Various of the trees have
> flowetred/fruited before, but not all, by a long shot. Have not
> gotten pears or plums before. I hope this will be a "fruitful
Hopefully that will happen for you. :)
Mary
Dr Corinne B Leek
May 19, 2012, 11:51:20 PM5/19/12
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On Sat, 19 May 2012 07:07:18 -0400, Mary McHugh <emja...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>On 5/18/2012 11:25 PM, Dr Corinne B Leek wrote:
>> Well, Ms Hummingbird has been persistent at the feeder, if only
>> briefly each time. But I have observed her sitting and sipping, not
>> just hovering and grabbing quick gulp.
>> The hum of their flight is certainly distinctive!
>> Glad they're here.
>
>Me too!
I am absolutely sure there's 2 females. Have yet to see a male.
>> As an aside, but on the flowering theme, I have had some fruit trees
>> finally blossom that have never done so before!!! It will be
>> interesting to see if that results in actual fruit. I'm talking
>> apple, crabapple, plum, peach, and pear. Various of the trees have
>> flowetred/fruited before, but not all, by a long shot. Have not
>> gotten pears or plums before. I hope this will be a "fruitful
>
>Many fruit trees require cross-pollination from another variety.
>Hopefully that will happen for you. :)
Thanks. So do I!
wrote:
>On 5/18/2012 11:25 PM, Dr Corinne B Leek wrote:
>> Well, Ms Hummingbird has been persistent at the feeder, if only
>> briefly each time. But I have observed her sitting and sipping, not
>> just hovering and grabbing quick gulp.
>> The hum of their flight is certainly distinctive!
>> Glad they're here.
>
>Me too!
>> As an aside, but on the flowering theme, I have had some fruit trees
>> finally blossom that have never done so before!!! It will be
>> interesting to see if that results in actual fruit. I'm talking
>> apple, crabapple, plum, peach, and pear. Various of the trees have
>> flowetred/fruited before, but not all, by a long shot. Have not
>> gotten pears or plums before. I hope this will be a "fruitful
>
>Many fruit trees require cross-pollination from another variety.
>Hopefully that will happen for you. :)
Eileen
May 23, 2012, 8:29:24 AM5/23/12
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Not seen any hummers but I have had reports of bear around my place--
neighbors saw an adult last week and Carl spotted a cub down the
road.
Eileen Morgan
The Mare's Nest
neighbors saw an adult last week and Carl spotted a cub down the
road.
Eileen Morgan
The Mare's Nest
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