Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Where are the hummingbird people?, 0 by PedricksCorner

PedricksCorner wrote:
I have a large collection of fuchsia's which the hummingbirds defend vigorously all year round here. As they bloom year round in Zone 9b.
But every spring, I am happy to also see the Hooded Orioles return! And they are back! They nest in my neighbors huge old willow every years, and teach their young to pull the bee guards off of my hummingbird feeder so they can get the nectar out faster. I can always tell when they have showed up, even before I hear their distinctive call, when the hummingbird feeder suddenly has to be refilled every day :-D
I don't know if I can post a clip here, but I have a little video of more than 14 hummers swarming my feeder this Febuary. For a couple of weeks, it would happen every evening just before sun down. It was awesome to watch.
This is a photo of the resident male keeping watch over the feeder hanging down below him.