Follow the 2009 Hummingbird Migration!!! Vol.2

the male gets to the feeder first and he will only let the female he want eat there so she may have wanted a drink and he said no

last summer I had rubys and rufous both eating out of my feeders and we had ariel fights all the time right under my shade it was amazing how fast they can go

wow. what is a rufous doing at your house!

sorry dear that was last summer they will be here by next week checked the map and they are at the border for their canadian vacation hahahahha

No, even then! I checked the Cornell map and they are supposed to be out west. I have heard of a few in the east during winter though.

Congrats dellrose!

I must of missed mine this AM, or the one I saw is still migrating.

Happy Humming!

-K.

What does an "oriole feeder" look like? Do we get them TX?

Excellent photo taters55

K...here is a link showing some Oriole feedershttp://www.backyardbird.com/oriolefeeders.html , I have a few of them!! LOL!

edited to say my links aren't working but if you google Oriole feeders you get a ton of links! Happy shopping! Also you should get at least the Orchard and Baltimore Orioles!!

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http://www.backyardbird.com/oriolefeeders.html

I use one like the 6th pic. the Oriole fest. They really like the jelly and I like the jelly holders on this one. They use my hummingbird feeders too, I remove half of the flowers on the hummer feeders so they can fit their bigger beaks in them. They always find the hummer feeders first. I can't wait for them to show up - I've got the feeders out and ready for them. Should be soon.

Thanks Mrs. Ed...for some reason when I use Chrome my links won't work!

I have the 3rd one out right now as well as orange halves on the ends of the shepherd hooks. I also have the 6th one but haven't put it out yet.

The Handsome Hummer was back again about an hour ago!

And some of you might remember I gave my mom this one last year…

I'm pretty sure you said you were going to get me one of those this year...Mrs. Ed... :0)

Well if Rose has a hummer mine should be here any time...... OOOhhhh ED.......

Mrs_Ed, That is the cutest feeder!! And what a Great photo!! No orioles here :(

nanny, Hummers should be there anytime! :)

IT is a cute feeder. She has a bunch of other copper-type feeders and ornaments on her deck, including this HB feeder.

Wish I had orioles. My mom took that pix from her breakfast nook. I scanned the photo. She did great!

Nanny, when did Ed show up last year?

Those are such nice feeders Mrs. Ed...nice pics of both of them too!

Nanny I hope Ed shows up real soon.

Ours has eaten at 2 feeders so far...maybe it's Ed getting ready for the trip to In!

No Orioles here either...but am expecting them any minute!

He didn't show up until April 30 last year....but they do seem to be a little ahead in some spots this year.

I am watching the apple tree across the road really close now. That is where the orioles showed up last year on April 28.

So gee, they should all be here real soon!!!

Saw a Ruby Red Throat today at the Bottlebrush Tree. It was all by itself. Never ever seen one before. It was beautiful!

Put some orange halves out on my feeder this morning for the orioles and will put out my hummingbird feeders tomorrow morning. Looks like they are almost on my doorstep looking at the map. It's an exciting time when you see that first hummingbird of the season at your feeder!
Cuckoo

irishsoul, they are beautiful aren't they?! Glad you got to see one.

We have Eastern Phoebes nesting above a gutter spout a about 15' away from a favored hummer feeder. Their babies just hatched so they are busy flying back and forth feeding them. The Phoebes flight path is parallel to the house and the hummers path is perpendicular to the house. There have been some close calls as each were busy going about their business unaware their paths were crossing. We many need to call in the air traffic controllers!

How wonderful! With all the birds in our yard, I'm always expecting a mishap, so far so good.

Well, I was boiling my sugar water yesterday to tempt the hummingbirds to my house. I left it on the counter to cool a bit before putting it in the fridge, and my sweet hubby (thinking it odd that I had a pan of water sitting on the counter) dumped it down the drain! Made more this morning and left strict instructions to leave pans of water alone!!!!

Rose

LOL... seems about right

At least he didn't drink any. I had a bottle, clearly labeled hummer food, in the fridge. My son didn't look and poured himself a glass. WHAT IS THIS STUFF, he asks... LOL (he's 32)...

too funny

That is so funny!

My DH was caught using it to make instant iced tea. I had wondered why it was getting empty and the feeders were too.

Can't the guys read?

My GD did the same thing...and I had HUMMER FOOD wrote on the bottle!

Or they can read, and know that it means 'sweet' ;-)

Resin

Well I just finished put out several hummingbird feeders around our house and I put out one oriole feeder. It's cool, cloudy, and getting very windy here so hope I can keep the feeders from spilling to much. The house protects some of them somewhat. We live about one hour north of the K.C. area so hope the hummers will be moving in soon according to the sightings map. Cleaned and disinfected our martin house to on Saturday knowing they will be moving through soon too. Love to watch the hummers from our front porch feeding and to see how they move around so fast.

Cuckoo

I was surprised to see a Hummingbird this morning. I took four pics but only 1 may be decent enough to post. The Firebush blooms should start opening soon, and I'm sure that's what he is waiting for.

Here she is, she visited my Mexican Sage for a moment.

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Gardenpom great picture and looks like he was on a mission to get some nectar!
Cuckoo

After three weeks of changing nectar and watching everyday...the hummers are here!!! A beautiful ruby throated boy and his bride...hope they will be ok with the wind, rain and cold coming in tomorrow....

emsmommom.. since you have your feeder out, you have given them a much better chance of doing OK. You are providing them with an available source of energy to combat the cold.

gardenpom, Nice capture!

emsmommom and gardenpom, Congrats on your sightings!

Thanks, Cuckoo and Iris.

gardenpom, Your welcome! I'm sure she will be back and the mexican sage and I hope you get some more nice shots!

The Hummers favorite food in my yard are the Firebush flowers, however the shrubs were killed back pretty badly this last winter. There are flowers coming now, so it won't be long till the hummingbirds are happy again.