| Author |
 Topic Search  Topic Options
|
fixer1958 
Orange Level
Joined: 13 Feb 2010
Location: kansas
Points: 2435
|
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote  Reply
 Topic: Humming Bird War
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 8:45am |
Looks like it is under full swing now. Started a couple of days ago. Female migration must have begun. We have 3 feeders out and a half dozen are so busy trying to keep each other out they don't get much of anything. As small as they are they can get real nasty. You can hear them bouncing off each other.
The real knockdown begins in about a month when the males start there migration. I can't even go out there without getting dive bombed if I get to close. Good entertainment.
Now I just have to get rid of a groundhog that's eating my tomatoes. He knows I'm after him.
|
 |
|
Sponsored Links
|
|
|
ac hunter
Orange Level
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
Location: OHIO
Points: 948
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 10:51am |
Seems like the male hummers fight all season around here. They really get aggressive some times. We have two feeders and two birds can't even share; one has to run the one at the other feeder away. Lots of little chirps between them too. The past 3-4 days there have hardly been any other birds at the sunflower seed feeder. Previously there were sometimes 8-10 blue jays hanging around, some red headed woodpeckers with some of their offspring, downy woodpeckers, cardinals, finches and others. Now barely anything except a few mourning doves and an occasional sparrow. Wonder what happened. Any ideas?
|
|
ac fleet
Orange Level
Joined: 12 Jan 2014
Location: Arrowsmith, ILL
Points: 2218
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 11:05am |
|
Hummingbirds here too for the last few days. They come up and look you right in the eye! neat little birds!
|
|
http://machinebuildersnetwork.com/
|
|
tadams(OH)
Orange Level Access
Joined: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Jeromesville, O
Points: 9688
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 1:46pm |
|
I have a pineapple plant under our feeder and 1 male sets on it and trys to run others off, if 2 females come up and he's not around they both eat.
|
|
DMiller
Orange Level Access
Joined: 14 Sep 2009
Location: Hermann, Mo
Points: 29691
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 6:22pm |
|
Our feeders (5) drain daily, look like house flies on a terd pile when wife hangs them back out.
|
|
DiyDave
Orange Level Access
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Gambrills, MD
Points: 50653
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 6:49pm |
|
|
|
Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need!
|
|
LouSWPA
Orange Level Access
Joined: 11 Sep 2009
Location: Clinton, Pa
Points: 24033
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 21 Aug 2021 at 10:19pm |
 ac hunter wrote:
Seems like the male hummers fight all season around here. They really get aggressive some times. We have two feeders and two birds can't even share; one has to run the one at the other feeder away. Lots of little chirps between them too. The past 3-4 days there have hardly been any other birds at the sunflower seed feeder. Previously there were sometimes 8-10 blue jays hanging around, some red headed woodpeckers with some of their offspring, downy woodpeckers, cardinals, finches and others. Now barely anything except a few mourning doves and an occasional sparrow. Wonder what happened. Any ideas? There is/was a virus going around, local news was requesting everyone take the feeders down. Supposedly it was coming from Ohio into Pa. I don't know if what you are seeing is a result of that or not. |
|
|
I am still confident of this;
I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27
|
|
ac hunter
Orange Level
Joined: 05 Jan 2011
Location: OHIO
Points: 948
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 22 Aug 2021 at 8:51am |
LouSWPA, Haven't heard about that virus. Suppose I should remove the feeder for a while, no birds anyway. I suppose we humans shouldn't have the only virus. Thanks for the info.
|
|
Ted J
Orange Level
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: La Crosse, WI
Points: 18727
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 23 Aug 2021 at 1:07pm |
Yup, I've got 8 feeders up and they hold 32ozs. They are gone in a day/day and a half. Fun to watch but you have to get the heck out of the way when the party starts! Usually around 4 o'clock in the afternoon. I've only seen one kill another. They sure make a racket when they are doing that loop to scare the other one. I only use sugar water and NO DYE! That red stuff the Hummer companies try to foist,,,,,,,do they read what's in it?!? It's bad for humans, much less these little beauties.
|
|
"Allis-Express"
19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17
|
|
Tad Wicks
Orange Level
Joined: 27 Mar 2011
Location: Shandon, CA
Points: 2160
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 24 Aug 2021 at 10:44am |
LouSWPA wrote:
ac hunter wrote:
Seems like the male hummers fight all season around here. They really get aggressive some times. We have two feeders and two birds can't even share; one has to run the one at the other feeder away. Lots of little chirps between them too. The past 3-4 days there have hardly been any other birds at the sunflower seed feeder. Previously there were sometimes 8-10 blue jays hanging around, some red headed woodpeckers with some of their offspring, downy woodpeckers, cardinals, finches and others. Now barely anything except a few mourning doves and an occasional sparrow. Wonder what happened. Any ideas? There is/was a virus going around, local news was requesting everyone take the feeders down. Supposedly it was coming from Ohio into Pa. I don't know if what you are seeing is a result of that or not. |
|
This is a great opportunity for someone to start the making masks for hummingbirds, they say two masks work better than one. 
|
|
Stan IL&TN
Orange Level
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
Location: Elvis Land
Points: 6730
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: 24 Aug 2021 at 8:52pm |
|
The migration pattern must have changed for us this year because we are usually going through a gallon of food in 4-5 days but not this year. have just 3-4 birds all summer long.
|
|
1957 WD45 dad's first AC
1968 one-seventy
1956 F40 Ferguson
|
|
