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Just some tips for you to try....

The day I quit using the store bought red nectar and started mixing my own
sugar water the number of birds showing up tripled.

Mix 1 cup of sugar to 4 cups of water.
Boil the water and stir in the sugar til it disolves completely.
Keep it in the fridge,it should last about 4 or 5 days as long as it is
kept cold.

You need to change your feeders at least every 2 days to keep it fresh
and to make sure your not letting the mix get stale,the mix can spoil if
left too long in hot weather and can make the birds sick.

This is just a well known recipe and it has worked great for me.

And as far as tenacity,I've had my hummers chase crows clean out of site and be right on their A$$'s the whole time,They are amazingly aggressive when it comes to protecting their territory....

My pics ain't too hot but I'm still learning and trying :)







 
Wow, some great pictures to be seen in this thread!

Some Hummers migrate and some don't. It depends on the species. Bird field guides for your area have the info about this.

As an example, in the Pacific North West Anna's Hummingbirds are year round residents and will tolerate the snow. You can keep feeders going year round. The only catch is that nectar freezes somewhere around 22-26 degrees F. If it gets this cold you need to keep an eye on the feeders during the day and put fresh feeders out every couple hours so they don't freeze over. When it is that cold the hummers will congregate near food sources and wait the day out.

In the East Coast the Ruby Throated migrate to Central America in the fall. Depending on where one lives, the migration may cover a number of months as birds from the more northern areas work their way South. Some people in the mid-Atlantic states have visitors to their feeders until October/November.
 
One other thing to keep in mind is that it is also to clean your feeder once every week or so. I generally take mine down, pour out any remaining sugar water and give it a good rinse with some dilute bleach making sure to clean out any gunk that has built up on the ports. Once the bleaching is finished I rinse thoroughly with water and then refill the feeder with fresh sugar water (4:1 mix that was mentioned before).

Greg

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Nice Yellow-rumped Warbler! I don’t think the hummers will be too bothered by these guys coming to the feeder. In south Texas I have seen orioles feeding from hummingbird feeders and the hummers would still come, they just had to take turns with the bigger birds.

Thanks for posting the interesting photo!

Greg

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Cool shot, that's interesting to see. I don't have any experience with feeders but I plan to install on one my deck this weekend. On the other hand I do see many Anna's Hummers in the wild and have observed them eating insects as well as nector from flowers.









Tom
 
These are some great shots from everyone...
Thanks for posting them.

Wish I had that kind of variety to shoot here.
Looks like I might have to take some trips to some other parts of the country :)
 
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