Mostly there is one owner at this feeder and he does a good job of defending his feeder. This morning I brought in the other empty feeder that was
serving as the community feeder and the others overwhelmed the poor guy. It is funnier than heck to see the male try to fight off the horde.
bigjohn - 1-5-2013 at 10:57 AM
That is the largest number of hummers I have ever seen at a feeder! windgrrl - 1-5-2013 at 03:55 PM
Wonderful pictures! We have hummingbird wars at our feeder, so we bought another and placed it a bit further away. Now the Costas guard one while the
Xantus
guards the other!Sidamone - 1-5-2013 at 09:08 PM
yes, that is a crowded feeder, Russ. Good job getting the palms as background.Bob H - 1-6-2013 at 01:05 PM
Had that happen here in San Diego during migration period for hummers. Beautiful shots you have there!!!
Edit: Wow, I counted 12 hummers in that last photo!!
[Edited on 1-6-2013 by Bob H]wessongroup - 1-6-2013 at 01:13 PM
WOW .. they sure like YOUR place Bob H - 1-6-2013 at 01:21 PM
Hummingbird migration info. Very interesting stuff !!
We have 5 feeders going here in Nopolo on the golfcourse, with at least a dozen or so hovering around each one.
Dozens more sitting in the fruit trees waiting their turn.
In the late 80' we had but one feeder while in Tripui. Installed a 4 ft 1/4" dowel in one of the palmsupports and had sometimes 20 to 30 birds sitting
sideby side waiting for an opening at the feeder.
[Edited on 1-6-2013 by vandenberg]Bob H - 1-6-2013 at 02:39 PM
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Originally posted by vandenberg
We have 5 feeders going here in Nopolo on the golfcourse, with at least a dozen or so hovering around each one.
Dozens more sitting in the fruit trees waiting their turn.
It is migration time for hummers down there, for sure! It's a wonderful time to watch them attack your feeders!!!!vandenberg - 1-6-2013 at 02:43 PM
We have seen a few golden ones again this year. 3 to 4 years ago we used to have many, but didn't see any the last few years. Anybody has a name for
them??BajaBlanca - 1-6-2013 at 09:20 PM
we put up a hummingbird feeder years ago and got a bunch of wasps hanging out as well ... how do you guys deal with this ?vandenberg - 1-7-2013 at 08:52 AM
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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
we put up a hummingbird feeder years ago and got a bunch of wasps hanging out as well ... how do you guys deal with this ?
We just leave them alone. Birds seem to have no trouble dealing with them. They're not aggressive.
When we get too many(usually bees) I give it a shot of bugspray, and they will disappear shortly.woody with a view - 1-7-2013 at 08:55 AM
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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
we put up a hummingbird feeder years ago and got a bunch of wasps hanging out as well ... how do you guys deal with this ?
