Hummingbirds 2021

[ghitch75]

saw one sunday feeder is out and it hasn't been to the feeder yet.....could have been a drive by

 

[4651feeder]

Haven't seen any at my feeder yet. I'm afraid of the cold snap coming this week.

Exactly, I can't imagine any hummingbird surviving our forecast lows for this week. As far as that's concerned, been waiting for a new glass feeder to arrive and am now kinda glad it hasn't as of yet over concerns of it freezing.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Exactly, I can't imagine any hummingbird surviving our forecast lows for this week. As far as that's concerned, been waiting for a new glass feeder to arrive and am now kinda glad it hasn't as of yet over concerns of it freezing.

I will bring the feeders in tonight and tomorrow night. We had a cold snap last year around the beginning of May, and they were stiltat the feeders during the day

 

[boosteds13cc]

Put the feeders out Sunday! Can’t wait to see em!

 

[Leadeye]

Saw one yesterday working on the lilacs.

 

[AtTheMurph]

 

[AtTheMurph]

Hummingbird nest I found after trimming some trees in my backyard. Made mostly of spiderweb and lichen. About big enough for the end of my thumb to fit right into. I glistens in the sunlight like fine silk.

 

[johntheplinker]

Ours have been out over a week, haven't seen any yet. Might be slipping in then skedaddling.

 

[2in1evtime]

My wife hung feeders out last week just in case, hope this wet cold weather doesn't hurt them any

 

[Michigan Slim]

Had a nest over the deck two years ago. Was pretty darn cool to see that.

 

[ghitch75]

we have 2 males so far

 

[Hkindiana]

I saw one both the day before and the day after the snow.

 

[2A_Tom]

Feeder out, no sightings yet.

 

[gregr]

My wife got the hummingbird feeder out today, she`s cleaning it up and will likely make feed tomorrow after morning service. We really enjoy those beautiful critters.

 

[EyeCarry]

I had my first one of the year here at home on Thursday evening!! YAY!!

 

[goldtrigger]

Do any of you get ants raiding your feeders? If so, how do you deal with them?

 

[bcannon]

Do any of you get ants raiding your feeders? If so, how do you deal with them?

I spray bug killer on pretty much every surface leading to and the actual hanger before hanging. I use home defense. Do not spray the surfaces while the feeders are hanging. Sometimes I wrap duct tape backwards on the hangers to. Works for a while but it is a continuous battle. A old friend of mine made me some water cups to hang between the hanger and feeder using empty yogurt cups and two eye bolts with a coupling nut and washers with rubber washers in between. Works good also.

 

[Jaybird1980]

Do any of you get ants raiding your feeders? If so, how do you deal with them?

Yes I do. One of my feeders has a built in ant moat that works if you keep water in it. They also have add on moats you can buy.

An old timer recently told me to hang it with fishing line and the ants won't like to crawl down it. Haven't tried that yet.

 

[EyeCarry]

Do any of you get ants raiding your feeders? If so, how do you deal with them?

Coat the wire with vaseline. Done. even if the moat dries up, your covered.

 

[Butch627]

For me bug spray lasts about 4 days or until it rains. I never see what they do with the vasoline but there is a path cut through it in a couple of days.