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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Group Forum: Bird Watchers Hummingbirds??? |
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07/08/2022 03:52PM
Oddly enough, on our June BWCA trip we had one come by camp. That's something I've not seen before and a real treat. Here in KC, I'll admit we don't have the numbers from years past.
All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish. Aldo Leopold
07/08/2022 04:23PM
We have a lot here in the far NW suburbs of Chicago at my house. I see them at the hummer feeder all the time, sometimes two at the same time. Not a bird expert, but as far as I know they are all Ruby Throated. They are faster than $%^&.
As a side note, I had a robin that bit the dust early this morning. All that was left was a pile of feathers. I think a hawk got it. We have a lot of Red Tails around here and Great Horned Owls. I love hearing the Great Horned Owls in the winter calling out all the time. If I mimic the owls, they always call back. I always think they are mocking me for my lousy owl calls.
Tomster
As a side note, I had a robin that bit the dust early this morning. All that was left was a pile of feathers. I think a hawk got it. We have a lot of Red Tails around here and Great Horned Owls. I love hearing the Great Horned Owls in the winter calling out all the time. If I mimic the owls, they always call back. I always think they are mocking me for my lousy owl calls.
Tomster
07/09/2022 08:15PM
Thanks for the responses.
I was also thinking that right now they have lots of natural food to eat.
I did purchase a new feeder today and this evening had its first Hummingbird. The feeder I replaced was very old so maybe that had something to do with it.
I was also thinking that right now they have lots of natural food to eat.
I did purchase a new feeder today and this evening had its first Hummingbird. The feeder I replaced was very old so maybe that had something to do with it.
"In wilderness is the salvation of mankind." Thoreau.
07/10/2022 04:00PM
Seems I spoke to soon. My son informed us we have a nest outside his bedroom window. Never before has this happened.
All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish. Aldo Leopold
07/12/2022 11:01AM
I didn't put my feeder up til about the week before memorial day. I didn't see one until the first week of June. Since then, I have seen one or two regulars show up. I call them regulars because they seem to come around the same time of day, and they fly off in different directions. Got dive bombed by two of them this morning when I was changing the sugar water. All females so far.
Respect Mother Nature, because She has no respect for you
07/14/2022 05:47PM
In all my JV bird watching this nest is the coolest things we've gotten to see this up close. I only wish I could get the window screen off without disturbing mom. Combine my dirty windows and the screens equals less picture quality. I think there's tiny babies in there already.
All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish. Aldo Leopold
07/28/2022 11:34AM
This is something new for me. Yesterday morning, I noticed a male hummer at the feeder. Since my feeder is only about 10 feet from my kitchen window, I get a pretty good view. I don't often see males, just females. Anyway, he decided that this was HIS feeder, and camped out on the pole that the feeder is suspended on (it is a homemade set-up). It was like he was standing guard over it. I thought he might be looking for girls, but every one that came up, he chased off and came back to resume his spot. The only time I have ever seen anything like this was a few years ago during a wet and cold period. A little female huddled on top of the pole and sat there until the weather changed.
Respect Mother Nature, because She has no respect for you
07/29/2022 05:14PM
I was camped on Caribou Lake, just south of Poplar Lake a week ago. Sitting in my chair, a hummer landed on my boot, which had red shoelaces. It sat there for about a minute before taking off. It was awesome. I think we bonded.
quark2222 (Tomster)
quark2222 (Tomster)
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