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Our Two Resident Hummers (1 Viewer)
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Dave B Smith
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Axis,
I agree, beautiful photos!
And Sara, I have that little book and it is about as cute as the Hummers!
I agree, beautiful photos!
And Sara, I have that little book and it is about as cute as the Hummers!
The hummers are filling up for their loooooong journey south - such fat little birds! Refilled all my feeders and they've been coming steadily.
My daughter called re: a neighbor found a hummer in their garage (thought it was a "woodpecker"????????) It was quite placid - my son-in-law took over a feeder (which he left for them to use) to see what could be done. The neighbor said the bird had a hair in its mouth but it wouldn't come out???????????? Wow - ignorance abounds. It was explained to him that was the bird's tongue. Needless to say this hummer didn't make it - but at least they are now educated re: hummers.
My daughter called re: a neighbor found a hummer in their garage (thought it was a "woodpecker"????????) It was quite placid - my son-in-law took over a feeder (which he left for them to use) to see what could be done. The neighbor said the bird had a hair in its mouth but it wouldn't come out???????????? Wow - ignorance abounds. It was explained to him that was the bird's tongue. Needless to say this hummer didn't make it - but at least they are now educated re: hummers.
Katy Penland
Well-known member
Hi, Axiscat!
On behalf of the staff and admin at BirdForum, a warm if somewhat belated welcome!
And wow, what a great idea that is, putting a branch of flowers on your feeder. May I steal, er, borrow your idea?
I'd like to second Niels' suggestion for adding your shots to the gallery. They're truly gorgeous photos of species that are particularly difficult to shoot.
On behalf of the staff and admin at BirdForum, a warm if somewhat belated welcome!
And wow, what a great idea that is, putting a branch of flowers on your feeder. May I steal, er, borrow your idea?
I'd like to second Niels' suggestion for adding your shots to the gallery. They're truly gorgeous photos of species that are particularly difficult to shoot.
Katy Penland said:Hi, Axiscat!
On behalf of the staff and admin at BirdForum, a warm if somewhat belated welcome!
And wow, what a great idea that is, putting a branch of flowers on your feeder. May I steal, er, borrow your idea?
I'd like to second Niels' suggestion for adding your shots to the gallery. They're truly gorgeous photos of species that are particularly difficult to shoot.
Thank you for the welcome and nice comments on the pictures. Of course you can steal the idea, especially because we borrowed it from someone else. ; )
This is about our third week of successfully turning out good photos with our setup and as we experiment and learn we keep getting better and better shots. We will be posting soon in the gallery.
bobky said:
Hi Bob,
Thanks for the warm welcome. It is at times like this that I realize just how small of a world we live in. I used to work in Russellville, which is about 30mi east of Elkton, and would take Highland Lick Road to work often.... I probably drove by your wife's parent's house a hundred times. You guys are making us feel at home already. : )
Darrell & Melissa
bobky
Well-known member
axiscat said:
Hi,
As you say: small world;Her father, Edwin T. Motsinger, is from Russellville
We had a Rufous over-Winter with us last Winter, so you might want to keep your feeder up late;at least until early December.
Here is a picture of their house. They had numerous Hummingbirds at two feeders
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v160/bobky/Westkytrip_0023.jpg
Cheers,bob and jo
