My First Hummingbird Arrived!!!!!

Here he is! So exciting!!

GOOD FOR YOU!!!! (and I have THAT feeder! two of 'em in fact!!!)

They love that feeder, its their favorite. Here he is at the other feeder further away.

Hooray for pelletory! It is such a great feeling to see them when they first return!!!!

Nice shots Pell, I bet he'll go bring all his friends back!

Helen, how exciting!!! Dont you just love those guys? I had 2 of them in my crepe myrtle next to the house, and I couldnt believe the racket they were making. I wasnt sure it was them, but I snuck over and saw them chattering and squeaking. Who knew such little guys (I think they are aliens myself) could make so much noise. I love that feeder, too. Where did you get it?

Thanks Kathy. Bought it at Walmart

Walmart? I havent seen it there....I may have to go back and check again. I really like that one.

You mean the first one; right?

Yes, that one.

Here he is this morning (well part of him). I at least caught that ruby throat.

Yay! So glad you have your first one this year. I still haven't had one at any of my 3 feeders :( Of course, there are no flowers around either so it probably isn't very tempting.

Pell, wonderful!!! I'll have to look around for that feeder - I still want a couple more.

That feeder is one of the h-birds' and MY favorite! Very easy to clean and the opening is big enough you don't need a funnel to fill it. And none of those pesky flowers, bee guards, etc. to clean or for the squirrels to tear off! It's also about $5.60!

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Must get over to Walmart. You are right about those pesky bee guards and narrow openings. I just finished filling and cleaning my feeders and they were making me crazy.

Darn. I hope I can find them locally - I'd be willing to pay more if I could find them closer by - I have about a 35 mile trip each way to get to the nearest Walmart and with the price of gas, it would raise the cost substantially!!!

Do they sell them online??

35 miles to the nearest WalMart?!?!?! Holy hummingbird!!! I have one within about 5 miles in every direction from me. It's a tradeoff for all the smog, pollen and illegals!
I just checked online... not there.... there are two there but they're glass and more expensive.
How about a Target? Any closer? They had them there when I was looking the other night... about $1 more, but if you have a Target close, that could be an option!

This message was edited Apr 26, 2007 11:31 AM

Heres one online. Mine is glass except for the bottom.

http://www.backyardstyle.com/shop/index.php?page=shop-flypage-14394-cda5f136ee51ef094bd74700fb1d476d&ps_session=22ecfea3bfe8a2884bfd06521f410f55

This message was edited Apr 26, 2007 12:46 PM

Great pictures!

Yay! I'm so excited for you Pell! I saw a hummer on Sunday evening. Got a totally crapalacious (made up that word lol) picture of it that I won't even post. It drank and drank at the feeder like it was starving. It hung around that evening and I haven't seen one since. I'm thinking maybe it was on its way up north.

I'll have to find one of those feeders too. Ease of filling and cleaning always sounds good to me. :-)

I am going to check my Walmart tomorrow for that feeder also. Its time for a new one!

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-NEVER-USED-PERKY-PET-ROSE-PETAL-HUMMINGBIRD-FEEDER_W0QQitemZ180110817220QQihZ008QQcategoryZ42349QQcmdZViewItem

Good find on the plastic one Kathy!

I hear ya Murmur I have about a 25 mile drive to Walmart, Target, Meijer ect....

Yup. THAT's the one I got (two of) at Wally World. Love that they're plastic... they're light enough to hang from a suction cup hook thing on my kitchen window! Can't do that with the glass ones.

Nanny... I didn't know there WERE such places! Where do ya shop? Seriously.

Me either till we moved here! lol! We can go about 12 -15 mile east or west of where we live to get groceries and drugstores. But for box stores gotta go over one more town!! You learn and try real hard not to forget something important. Oh, and we do have a small gas station/conveneint store about 5 miles from our house.

My stepmother couldn't believe we moved out here in the middle of nowhere. Of course she lives in Cape Coral Fl. I was used to Walmart being 10 min. away before, Big change! But once you get use to it not that bad and I save money! No impulse shopping...except online!! lol!

I wouldn't trade living "in the country" for anything and when I visit my folks in Seattle twice a week, I make regular stops at Fred Meyer which I do like (they like me, too!). Here on the island we have a great grocery store four miles away, and an Ace Hardware which has a terrific garden center.

Internet shopping been a killer for me - soooooooo addicting!!!!

Thanks for finding the info on those feeders, Pell & Halo - I really appreciate that and will probably order from one of those places if I don't find what I want this weekend at Fred Meyer.

HeymeitsJudy, I could conceivably find a Target this weekend, too, when I'm in Seattle - I used to go to one frequently when I lived there.

"crapalacious" - Lily, that is to become my favorite word . . . love it!!!

It IS exciting when they show up! Congrats! They are such fun to watch.

Mine must be nesting now, as I hardly see the females at all, so the males are seemingly less territorial.

I got one of these feeders last week at Home Depot for $1.50! I went back to get another one and of course they were all gone. I'm going to fill it today. I usually get a lot of bees but I'll try again.

A friend of mine sent this link and I wanted to share it with other hummer lovers. It shows babies from egg to fledging and is very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG59PaCiiDg

Sanita: If you start getting bees on your feeder you can spray it with Pam. I read about this on a Hummingbird site and it does work.
Pell: congrats on your first hummer..so exciting !

That video was excellent! Nature is certainly amazing.

Yes I watched that video also and it was great! :)

Betterbloom, thanks. I'l l try that. So far I don't have birds or bees. I have the feeder hanging on a trellis that has blooming heart vines on it. I trimmed the vines way back a few weeks ago and the one on the right is growing faster than the one on the left. Must just be how I trimmed it. I had humming birds in the back yard 2 years ago, I haven't seen any yet this year.

This is good to know, Betterbloom! I talked to my aunt who lives near Kansas City last night and she's disgusted that her neighbor (a bee keeper) hasn't feed his bees and since they had a late frost, there is no where for the bees to get food other than her feeders. She enjoys watching hummers as much as I do (she's who got me hooked) and had to take her feeders down because the stupid bees were swarming her feeders. I'm actually nervous for her to be outside. I'll be sure and tell her about the Pam!

Judy, I had to take down my feeders last year because of the bees. It got so bad I couldn't even go outside, There were swarms of them. I tried everything before I read about Pam (not the butter kind), after spraying it on, haven't seen one on my feeders.
Pell: any more hummers ?

Hi better, no mine was here for 2 days and then left. He was in good shape when he arrived not skinny in the least bit so there must have been alot of feeders out and plenty of bugs around on his way up.

I think I better get mine out today. I checked the map and there has been a sighting in this area. I thought it was still too early.

edit to add: great pic, too!

This message was edited May 1, 2007 7:33 AM