??? Hummers/ Coastal Florida (1 Viewer)

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Beach Bum

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• Sep 27, 2006

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Some friends of ours live right on the beach on the east coast of Florida. They've listened to me talk about our Hummers and would like to put up a feeder on their Condo balcony. They're on about the fourth floor, overlooking the beach. Are they likely to get Hummers in that location?

Incidentally, my moniker has to do with my love of walking the beach at their place. :t:

Bob

 

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melaniecb

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• Sep 27, 2006

• #2

Hey, why not give it a try! Do they have any potted flowering plants or vines on their balcony? That might help attract them up to their feeder.

 

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Beach Bum

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• Sep 27, 2006

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melaniecb said:

Hey, why not give it a try! Do they have any potted flowering plants or vines on their balcony? That might help attract them up to their feeder.

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No, but the grounds around their condo are pretty well planted with various and sundry flowers and stuff.

Would they have Hummers year-round? Or what would be the best time of year for them to get started?

Bob

 

HelenB

Opus Editor and Expat from Cumbria

Opus Editor

• Sep 27, 2006

• #4

I live in Texas and am not familiar with hummers in Florida, but I have feeders which are very popular, on a 2nd floor deck, but I also have a lot of the hummers' nectar plants on the deck - cuphea, Mexican cigar, lantana, bougainvillea, etc. Hummers do fly high into the tops of trees to catch small insects, so if they saw red/orange flowering plants at a height, they probably would investigate. Right now, though, the Ruby-throated hummers are almost finished migrating south into Central America, but a small number do winter in southern Florida, according to one of my hummer field guides. They will come back next Spring, arriving in S. Florida at the beginning of March.

 

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melaniecb

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• Sep 27, 2006

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They could get Cuban Emeralds, Buff-Bellieds, Ruby-throats, Black-chinned, or even Rufous fall through winter...now's a good bet! Let us know what visitors they get.

 

Curtis Croulet

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• Sep 28, 2006

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Where on the Florida coast? Hummingbirds are rare in south Florida except maybe in migration. Awhile back someone took exception to one of my comments that threw a real wet blanket on south Florida hummers. Certainly they show up from time to time, but if you put up a feeder south of, say, Lake Okeechobee, you're likely to be frustrated at the near total absence of action.