SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I’ve been in my current home 11 years now and we see them every year but none so far. We have 2 feeders one in front by a window and the other outside the living room window to the left of the TV. Any bird catches they eye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, T&C said: I've been at this same house for 22 years and have never seen even 1, ever. I've never used one of the feeders so I guess that's why. Really though, I don't have many flowering plants at all but for some reason I have a ton of butterflies, at least 8 different types. They are all over the place. Plant trumpet vine. Easy to grow. Hardy. And the hummingbirds flock to it. This is my mail box. Started with a sprig from New York. One bird even buzzed me this year... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 25 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Plant trumpet vine. Easy to grow. Hardy. And the hummingbirds flock to it. This is my mail box. Started with a sprig from New York. One bird even buzzed me this year... Nice pics. I am familiar with that one and it can really get away though. The previous owner of this house (1/2 acre) thought it would be cute to plant morning glory along a fence line. To this day I am fighting to keep it at bay... it seems to pop up in weird places just when I think I have done it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4BillsintheBurgh Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, T&C said: Nice pics. I am familiar with that one and it can really get away though. The previous owner of this house (1/2 acre) thought it would be cute to plant morning glory along a fence line. To this day I am fighting to keep it at bay... it seems to pop up in weird places just when I think I have done it in. Honeysuckle is another one, but it also can take off. I have that and the trumpet creeper too. I also like to use 50% sugar in my feeding water. Edited July 8, 2020 by 4BillsintheBurgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, 4BillsintheBurgh said: Honeysuckle is another one, but it also can take off. I have that and the trumpet creeper too. I also like to use 50% sugar in my feeding water. It sure can too. I'm going to hold off on the hummingbird thing until after hurricane season has ended. Someone around here, and I haven't found out who because of how my area is laid out, has midnight jasmine. In the late fall/early winter it is thick with scent at night with the windows open... very nice. I'm sure the hummingbirds must love it if there are even any around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, T&C said: Nice pics. I am familiar with that one and it can really get away though. The previous owner of this house (1/2 acre) thought it would be cute to plant morning glory along a fence line. To this day I am fighting to keep it at bay... it seems to pop up in weird places just when I think I have done it in. Yeah. After it blooms... We gotta hack the crap out of it. I hope it is not pissing the mail lady off... A few weeks ago,, we were supposed to get a package. The tracking app said "Animal Interference." My daughter thinks it was a bee. I asked the mail lady, she didn't know about it and claims it could have been somewhere else. The package was in mailbox the next day. LoL... Oh, But... In a way... Trying to keep the flowering plants at bay may be keeping the hummingbirds away effectively! People complain about not having fireflies anymore. It's because people keep their yards TOO neat, well lit. Edited July 8, 2020 by ExiledInIllinois Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 13 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Plant trumpet vine. Easy to grow. Hardy. And the hummingbirds flock to it. This is my mail box. Started with a sprig from New York. One bird even buzzed me this year... I bet the mail person loves you. dealing with bee's while dropping off your mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I bet the mail person loves you. dealing with bee's while dropping off your mail. Rain ? snow ❄ and now ?. Deal with it. But it's all junk mail now. I do agree. Will get hacked back soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 On 7/8/2020 at 11:27 AM, ExiledInIllinois said: Yeah. After it blooms... We gotta hack the crap out of it. I hope it is not pissing the mail lady off... A few weeks ago,, we were supposed to get a package. The tracking app said "Animal Interference." My daughter thinks it was a bee. I asked the mail lady, she didn't know about it and claims it could have been somewhere else. The package was in mailbox the next day. LoL... Oh, But... In a way... Trying to keep the flowering plants at bay may be keeping the hummingbirds away effectively! People complain about not having fireflies anymore. It's because people keep their yards TOO neat, well lit. My property is far from "neat"... not really interested right now in attracting the hummingbirds but it is odd that I haven't seen at least one over all these years. I'm still cleaning up after hurricanes in a residual way. Cleaning up after them, many tree's down, other parts didn't get the right attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, T&C said: My property is far from "neat"... not really interested right now in attracting the hummingbirds but it is odd that I haven't seen at least one over all these years. I'm still cleaning up after hurricanes in a residual way. Cleaning up after them, many tree's down, other parts didn't get the right attention. You're not in the Everglades area? Seems, only place they aren't outside of West/Inter-Mountain West... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 44 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: You're not in the Everglades area? Seems, only place they aren't outside of West/Inter-Mountain West... More central and nope, none. I'm on a secluded sort of a place near the big roads... they built up around here so much in the last 10 years I'm lucky to see one bat in the evening, used to be a bunch of them flying around at dusk. No more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 My first hummingbird bird sighting!! woo hoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 3:13 PM, Gugny said: So the juncos left town and I got my hanging flower basket back. That nest was smack dab in the middle and deep! So I picked all the dead heads off and got some fresh water in there .. and decided to do the same with the other flower basket. What do I see? A mother ***** nest. AND a little egg. But it had been abandoned, which is sad. I've lived in my house for 12 years and have hanging baskets every year. NEVER have birds nested in them. I hope this doesn't become a habit. Well ... it appears the egg wasn't abandoned, after all. Those ***** terrorist birds are back and I can't use my front porch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 3:21 PM, Gugny said: Well ... it appears the egg wasn't abandoned, after all. Those ***** terrorist birds are back and I can't use my front porch. A Wear a Beer Hat or put this in your back yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 We have several oriole families bringing their young ones to the feeder now. It's cool to watch the youngsters wait in the nearby tree while their mom or dad gets jelly from the feeder and brings it to them. Gradually, the little ones start coming to the feeder but still waiting for the parent to feed them. Eventually the parents bring the young to the feeder and then leave, and the chicks learn to feed themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123719bwiqrb Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I love Purple Martins - occasionally they dive bomb our pool. Athletic birds right there, turn on a dime. 40 time may not be the fastest, but they are the masters of the W drill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Sorry it’s sideways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 8:31 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Sorry it’s sideways It looks like you took one of the ports out... what kind of bird is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 On 7/21/2020 at 7:31 PM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: Sorry it’s sideways You know who I am blaming... ?. When has this: "sorry it's sideways" ever become acceptable!?! I am still trying to figure out the plumbing pix... Don't the magic fairies in an iPhone automatically correct it for the lazy at heart. I don't gawt time for this! ? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, T&C said: It looks like you took one of the ports out... what kind of bird is that? that would be one of 3 humming birds I get yearly. This particular one seems lazy and sits to drink and not hover 9 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: You know who I am blaming... ?. When has this: "sorry it's sideways" ever become acceptable!?! I am still trying to figure out the plumbing pix... Don't the magic fairies in an iPhone automatically correct it for the lazy at heart. I don't gawt time for this! ? ? I tried to make it NOT in sideways .... P~~~ Last year v I have to downsize the images to get them to load so the quality is poorly Edited July 23, 2020 by SlimShady'sSpaceForce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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