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  1. aveschapines

    When can I fill my feeder?

    Yep LOL I'll take my climate! Our hottest days are also typically just before the rainy season begins, in March and April. But nights are always cool/cold - if it stays in the upper 60s it's a very warm night! Our rainy season usually means sunny mornings and showers or downpours in the...
  2. aveschapines

    When can I fill my feeder?

    Yep! It's really quite nice here. It never snows, mostly because the rainy season and the cold season don't coincide; otherwise it would snow on those below-freezing nights. Our record low is -9C (19F, I believe). It actually did snow once a couple of years ago - we had very wierd week of...
  3. aveschapines

    When can I fill my feeder?

    During our cold months, mid-high 20s is normal, and occasionally it goes to the high teens. I leave my feeders out with the usual 1:4 nectar mix and have had no problems. Like you, we always get at least into the low 50s during the day, but lows in the 20s and highs in the 70s on the same day...
  4. aveschapines

    When can I fill my feeder?

    We go below freezing every night from late December through early March, and I never bring the feeders in at night. It usually doesn't get below the high 20's, but occasionally it gets a bit colder. Helen
  5. aveschapines

    bees and bumblebees on hummingbird feeders?

    I have two Perky Pet feeders (with flat plastic flowers on the feeding holes, no 3-D flowers) and I do get an occasional bee on them, but it hasn't created any problems. I get plenty of hummers on the feeders all year. The hummers will hover and look at the bee, then land on another hole and feed.
  6. aveschapines

    frustrated

    Not sure what the bowl-type feeders are, but the only kind I've seen for sale here is a Perky Pet; it has a glass bottle that screws into a red plastic base with the feeding holes in it. I have two and I've been happy with them. The base doesn't come apart but I can get an old toothbrush in...
  7. aveschapines

    Hummigbird Predators

    I used to read a pond site regularly, and one person there said that they had a bullfrog that caught and ate hummingbirds. I've seen visiting Kestrels take House Sparrows here; I don't know why they couldn't catch hummingbirds too. Helen
  8. aveschapines

    Mystery Hummingbird

    Oh, no, did I miss all the fun? ;-) Sam, mine (the males) usually look black all over, but with the right light the iridescence is turquoise or green on the throat, purple on the crown, and emerald green everywhere else. I have some pics I can show later. I'm not a hummer expert by any...
  9. aveschapines

    plants

    It can take a while for the hummers to find the feeder and get used to using them. I just got a new species last week after more than 18 months of having the feeders up! When I put mine up (just one at first) I immediately got Ruby-Throateds (it was fall migration time) but no locals, and after...
  10. aveschapines

    Mystery Hummingbird

    Wow, that looks totally different from the Magnificent Hummingbirds I have here!
  11. aveschapines

    plants

    I don't know which plants produce the most nectar, but my hummers (and visiting Ruby Throateds) like fuchsias very much, and also enjoy Peruvian Lillies, Geraniums, and Columbines. They occasionally drink from perwinkles and lavender, and seem to ignore roses all together. I'm not mentioning...
  12. aveschapines

    My Anna's Hummingbirds

    Welcome! That's an amazing photo.
  13. aveschapines

    Is this a Rufous Sabrewing?

    OK, thanks!
  14. aveschapines

    Is this a Rufous Sabrewing?

    And assuming that one is a RS, is this also one? This is the one I saw in Pana last week.
  15. aveschapines

    Is this a Rufous Sabrewing?

    I have a new hummer visiting my feeders in the past few days. I think it must be a Rufous Sabrewing, but the problem is it looks different from the RS I have seen in Panajachel, Sololá, 1500 mts approximately. In fact, I was there last weekend and saw quite a few (or perhaps one many times)...
  16. aveschapines

    Bird Feeder - What am I getting into?

    I have two hummingbird feeders and a small metal tray where I occasionally throw stale bread crumbs, apple cores, etc. I don't really feed birds because you can't easily buy wild bird food here, and pet bird food is way too expensive to feed randomly to wild birds. However, I have four...
  17. aveschapines

    Guatemala seems to lack hummingbird feeders

    I live in Guatemala, and hummingbird feeders (and bird feeders in general) are indeed uncommon. I never saw them for sale until a chain store opened here a couple of years ago. I know they have a feeding station at Finca El Pilar near Antigua, but I haven't seen any feeders anywhere else...
  18. aveschapines

    Female at last!

    LOL I knew exactly what you meant, but I can see how it could be confusing! Helen
  19. aveschapines

    Male Ruby-throat has arrived at last!

    I think my Rubies have move on to lower elevations. I haven't seen any for the past couple of days :C Helen
  20. aveschapines

    Male Ruby-throat has arrived at last!

    Wow, they are taking their time! I'm seeing fewer all the time - haven't seen any today (but I did see the first Tennessee and Yellow-Rumped Warblers and Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks of the season). Helen
  21. aveschapines

    Male Ruby-throat has arrived at last!

    I still have some here, although their numbers are less in the past few days. I am still seeing females, adult males, and juvies. Helen
  22. aveschapines

    Where are the ladies?

    Yes, they are highland beauties, and I am well within their altitude range (about 2300 meters ASL). I don't see them at lower elevations. Helen
  23. aveschapines

    Where are the ladies?

    Interesting! Last year I had one female Ruby until mid-January, even though I'm at too high an elevation for their preferred wintering grounds. I assume it was just one because I never saw more than one at a time. I also didn't see any mature males last year, only females and one or two...
  24. aveschapines

    Where are the ladies?

    Magnificents are year-round residents here. The females aren't noticeably different in size from the males The males are vicious fighters, although a small flock of Rubies seems able to scare one off. I usually see only a single male at the feeders; occasionally two will show up, fight, and...
  25. aveschapines

    Where are the ladies?

    Too bad! They are well-named.
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