This hummingbird has quite a long tongue for a tiny little creature doesn’t he?
It’s good to be home, because the Holler Hummer’s live here, and I missed them!
I counted 35 today, at our three, 40 ounce feeders.
Anna’s, Black Chinned, Allen’s and Rufous hummingbirds live at The Holler.
I read in an online hummingbird forum that people don’t believe that feeders get more than one or two birds each.
They should stop by The Holler around 6pm when each feeder is mobbed by more than 10 hummers.
Hummers have the largest brain to body mass of any bird in the world i.e., they are clever little buzzers.
These tiny birds can migrate 1000’s of miles.
But many call the Holler home year round.
Which is why, there is no place like home!
Cheers to you from the astonishing, numerous, and quite clever, Holler Hummers~
Such a pretty looking bird. I’d be afraid they’d try to poke my eye out though.
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Nay, you would love them, besides they are percision fliers!
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Good to know!
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Wow. I have 2 feeders and several Rubby throated hummers come but never at the same time – whoever gets there first keeps it till he/she is done – chases the other away……
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This seems to be the norm for lots of people. Our population at The Holler is too large to allow such monoplies. We have a least 35 actively feeding hummingbirds here. We seem to get a few more each year. I am looking now at two feeders, 16 ports, 15 feeding birds and several buzzing around.
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I am truly jealous. 😀
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Well, they aren’t MY birds. I just feed them, a lot! I heard of a man who feeds over a hundred daily. He can’t go anywhere because he is always changing the feeders, which is why I will not hang anymore! 😉
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Happiness! Wonder you could capture them from so close! 🙂
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So pleased you like them and they are very unafraid!
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i do. Great to hear that. 🙂
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❤
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Your stop action and focusing is superb!! I think I remember it was you who said if the little feet are sharp..?
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Yes! You remembered! I’m honored. I try to get the feet and eyes in focus in flight. The tail can blur. Great memory my friend and great to hear from you!
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Great memory? LOL. I don’t even know what month it is!
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Yes, but you remember important things, like birds! 😉
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Lovely!
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Mil grazi!
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I do have a quick question… It seems that one of our large feeders the juice smells funky. should we change to a smaller feeder or? There is no lack of birds feeding from it, but I can’t see it tastes good after it smells like that. Just sugar and water, anything else?
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I have a few 72 ounce feeders. I rarely use them. Only when 50 or more birds are feeding. I don’t like to leave sugar water out in the summer for more than 2 days. I like glass feeders best with hard plastic bases because in the summer I pour boiling water in the feeders and over the bases with every refill. In the summer, at The Holler no feeder is up for more than 24 hours because the hummers drain it. If it smells off, I would guess it’s fermenting. I would throw out the mixture. If your feeder is sturdy glass, fill it with boiling water and let it soak for a few minutes. Also pour boiling water over the base. Note: Only do this with sturdy plastic bases and sturdy glass feeders or they will melt/break. If your feeder is plastic, soak all the parts in a bleach/water mixture. Then rinse repeatedly in hot water to remover every trace of bleach. This should sterilize your feeders.
Go ahead and rehang them with a 1/4 ratio white sugar to water. Change them and repeat the sterilization during the hot days of summer.
When the temps start to dip in fall, and the numbers of hummers are reduced, I relax. Feeders can stay up for 3 days, and sterilization can go to every third or so refill.
I do live in a place with hot summer days and I know this is rather rigorous, but I want to be careful with the hummers. Good luck & hope this works!
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Thank you. Yes we have had an unusually hot summer. The smaller feeders drain much faster so this one maybe is sitting too long in heat. I will definately do your suggestions. We have had so many more birds than last year and I love watching them.
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Good luck & I think it will work!
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Great pictures. My work is street photography. Today I tried capturing birds in flight. Very different and difficult. Loads of failure. So you pictures have inspired me to try again. Once again excellent captures.
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The hardest for me are birds high in the sky. It is something that you just do and your hand eye coordination catches up with your wishes pretty quickly, plus it is fun to practice. I find it easier to photograph birds I live around because I get used to their patterns. It is much harder when I travel to get shots of flying birds. Good luck & I look forward to seeing your results. I love your photography.
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What beautiful birds and so well photographed – seems they are always on the move so must be difficult to get the images so sharp! What a joy Cindy
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Make me happy that you enjoyed them Diana & cheers to you~
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Great presentation! Those little guys are so cute and adorable!
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Thank you! It would really be hard to get cuter than a hummingbird!
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You are great at taking those pictures.I can only hope some day. Beautiful.
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Awwwww, so very kind & most appreciated too! I love your photograhy! Beautiful work~
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Your photos are beautiful. Where is Holler?
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