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    Honey bees are taking over my hummingbird feeders Help!

    I just noticed yesterday that my feeders are getting more and more honey bees on them. My hummers can't eat and I'm really getting discourage. Can someone give me so good and quick advice. I tried to swat one yesterday and when I did the stinger went in my ankle. I would appreciate it very...
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    Help found a bird nest with babies?

    So far no luck. Isn't that something, If I was to do something wrong and was cruel, They'd be right there and lock me up.
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    Help found a bird nest with babies?

    Yes she is in Rock Hill as well and I'll see what I can find out on this end and thanks.
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    Help found a bird nest with babies?

    I have a friend that called me in a panic and I have gave her the numbers to call for the wildlife people and most of them said that they didn't take care of birds. Another number she got the answering machine and stated that she would call back in a day or so. The way it happened was that her...
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    What happened to the hummingbirds this year??

    I can't figure out why I don't have any hummingbirds around my feeders. I saw my first couple of hummers the 1st day of April or around that time and I went ahead an fixed me up some nectar and I work during the day and some of the nectar is gone out of the feeders but I usually have a pretty...
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    No humming birds in NE Ohio

    I have just as many as I did last year or more. I have a total of 11 feeders up here is South Carolina . I had to buy more which I already did that last year and I'm having fix gallons at a time. I have to use 1 gallon 1/2 every single day. But that okay because I have been waiting on them. I...
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    Dripping Hummingbird feeders??

    I can't seem to figure out why my hummingbird feeders just decided to drip from just one of the sides that have the look like flowers. Has anyone had this problem. I went and bought 4 more feeders and don't want to have to throw my big ones out the door. I know this sounds like a stupid question...
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    Early Departure?

    humminbird, thanks you so much for that information. I was worried about the little one taking the journey alone. I guesse what I need to do now is take the 2 feeders back down and put some from the frig because the one that I put in the other ones had been sitting on the counter in the kitchen...
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    Early Departure?

    I have only one hummer that is feeding around my feeders. I took the other ones down and have 2 up since it seems to like those 2 for some reason. I just cleaned them 2 out and put some fresh nector in them. I kind of feel a little worried that it will have to take the journey alone. I love...
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    Balcony bird bath?

    I would like to share something about the bird bath. So far I haven't seen them get near my bird baths but in my flower bed I had but an oscillating sprinkler to water the flowers one afternoon and I looked out the back door and the hummers were hovering around the sprinklers getting wet and...
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    LIVE Hummingbird Web Cam

    This webcam looks just like it is at my back door. I have 4 large humming bird feeders (that has to be filled up daily) and 2 regular ones(10oz) on the front porch (filled up 2 times a day) but on the weekends these has to be filled up 3 times a day. I spend most of my time making them food...
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    Hello from Rock Hill, South Carolina

    Thanks for the nice welcome here! Hello to all!!
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    My rescued of a hummingbird last year at garage!

    Well bless your heart. Mine took more then a hour, but it was worth it to know that I could do such a wonderful thing. It made me feel so good inside. I just love birds. I have an Umbrella Cockatoo Parrot at home name Penny. She also is rotton, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I feed all...
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    ants on feeders

    Alot of useful information once again. WOW!!
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    My hummingbird feeder creation

    That was a great idea. Thanks for the share!!
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    Question regarding the nest

    Last year I didn't know they they had made any nest until a bad storm came and we found 2 little nest made out of our horses hair that had blown out of some trees. I was amazed at that my self. I still have them and thought if I sit them in a tree or something that they may be able to some how...
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    Hello from Rock Hill, South Carolina

    This birdforum is a top notch site. Glad to be a member here!
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    My new hummingbird food is cloudy.

    Oh I didn't check there, was trying to get the issue that you've help me with. That was about to drive me nuts. We most likely will come during the fall because of our business here. It blew my mind because you were so close to us. Just don't never know do you??
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    My new hummingbird food is cloudy.

    I have counted 25 or more but they say if you count you have mutiply by something not sure. I do see some of them that are or seem going to have some little one. I have to watch my head at times sitting on the back porch because they are zooming from everywhere. It's so amazing. I will try to...
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    My rescued of a hummingbird last year at garage!

    This is a hummingbird that I helped after I was almost at it's last breath! He was flying around our skylights trying to get out and had nothing to eat for 6 hours or more and couldn't get out of our shop and we had been trying, & trying and we couldn't catch him. He finally fell to the floor at...
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    My new hummingbird food is cloudy.

    Yes, they were in the sun (still are) and then the weather got 15 degrees cooler with 20 to 25 mile hr winds since last Friday. (5 days ago) Could that be my problem? Because the weather getting cooler? Do I need to make more and throw this mixture out. Or will I be okay to use it. Thanks for...
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    Oh, tell me theyll be fine!

    Very good information! Thanks!!
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    My new hummingbird food is cloudy.

    I just made some fresh hummingbird food and lately it seems to look cloudy after I put it in the feeders. I can't figure out why and have been making my own for years. I clean out my feeders and even bought some more feeders since I have about 25 or more hummingbirds flying around my feeders. I...
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    Hello from Rock Hill, South Carolina

    Hi, my name is Harley Babe. I live in the South Carolina and I'm glad that I found this lovely site. I found it trying to look for some answers in google about Humming Birds, Hello to you all! Harley Babe
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