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Name: Joy Hall Hempstead, TX (Zone 8b) Lonesome Pine Farm       rouxcrew Sep 7, 2013 6:18 AM CST |
| We are covered up with Ruby Throats, I am up to two gallons a day. They started almost a full month early here and are now here in numbers that I have never seen before. Anyone else seeing this? Friends in the NE and E have said that they have had smaller numbers this summer.   People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction. Alexander Chase |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX          porkpal Sep 7, 2013 6:53 AM CST |
| Wow, that is quite a swarm! We have a lot of hummingbirds now too, but probably not more than usual - certainly not as many as you. Always included are the dumb ones that insist on flying into the barn and having trouble finding their way out. Porkpal |
Name: Joy Hall Hempstead, TX (Zone 8b) Lonesome Pine Farm rouxcrew Sep 7, 2013 7:46 AM CST |
We finally put up bird netting on our porch, we have a, gee I don't know the architectural term, peaked roof in front of the door that is open on the underside. For two years I fished hummers from those rafters with a homemade net combo. We were losing some because of stress/exhaustion/starvation, and they refused to fly lower to get out. Last winter a rare inspiration hit me to stretch the netting across the void. So far no casualties. On a side note, my Jack vine has tried to take over the space now that it has support. I will regret alowing it when I have to clear it after the frosts.  People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction. Alexander Chase |
Name: Porkpal Richmond, TX porkpal Sep 7, 2013 10:33 AM CST |
| I use a potted red hibiscus to lure the little idiots out of the barn. It normally sits out in the barnyard but it can be moved into the open end of the barn to attract the humming birds downward so they can see the way out. Other birds seem to be able to figure it out on their own. Porkpal |
Name: Sandi Austin, Tx (Zone 8b) Texas Gardening          |
| Great photos! I haven't seen so many hummers since we lived in Tucson! Here, we have had three this summer that would rather starve than share with each other. They spend more time chasing each other away, than sipping! |
Name: Misti Farrrr NW Houston (Zone 9a) www.oceanicwilderness.com  Misti Sep 9, 2013 3:56 PM CST |
| They are all around my yard here in Montgomery county. I need to get my feeders up. |
Name: Joy Hall Hempstead, TX (Zone 8b) Lonesome Pine Farm rouxcrew Sep 9, 2013 4:30 PM CST |
| I took this Snday morning to give people an idea of what it's like on my porch right now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?... People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction. Alexander Chase |
Name: Anna North Texas (Zone 8a)    canadanna Sep 9, 2013 5:21 PM CST |
| Wow!How often do you have to fill up the feeders? My dog was very interested in the sound on your video! |
Name: Joy Hall Hempstead, TX (Zone 8b) Lonesome Pine Farm rouxcrew Sep 9, 2013 7:23 PM CST |
| I currently have six quart sized feeders and have managed to get them staggered as far as filling. Generally three get filled at dawn, and three around lunch. Then the first three around four and the second three the following morning. Four feeders have six ports, two have eight. I am going to experiment with an open feeder tomorrow. They use them in rain forests. If they will feed from it, I will use a chick waterer which holds a gallon. If not, it was a $2 experiment. People, like sheep, tend to follow a leader - occasionally in the right direction. Alexander Chase |
Name: Betsy Texas (Zone 9a)            piksihk Sep 10, 2013 2:34 PM CST |
| Joy, whoa! I've never seen so many hummers!!! I have two that are fighting over the feeder and there are 4 ports - they were chasing each other and almost got me in the head. God writes the gospel not in the Bible alone, but on trees and flowers and clouds and stars. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Martin Luther |
Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)        LindaTX8 Sep 11, 2013 11:07 PM CST |
| Joy, I'm so glad you're in the right place to feed those hummingbirds! Good job! We never have a lot of them like that here. The Black-chinned ones stay the breeding season here, but recently there's been a few stopping by during the migration. The drought in some areas may make the hummers more dependent on feeders than usual...Although the drought has been here so many years in my area, it's pretty much status quo now. We got some rain the last couple of days, for which I'm really grateful! I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
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