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Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 03:14 PM
This is incredible.

I was hanging a hummingbird feeder on my deck and one flew up and ate from it while the feeder was in my hand. It didn't seem timid at all. He continued to fly around me, so I poured some nectar into my hand and he landed and drank it out of my hand. He was no bigger than my thumb.

it was cool.

Peter1469
06-06-2015, 03:16 PM
Wow, that is cool.

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 03:20 PM
He's gone now. I used it as an excuse to take a break from yard work, get the camera and sit here with a glass of my home made wine waiting for him to return.

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 03:21 PM
Wow, that is cool.

it was.

Peter1469
06-06-2015, 03:24 PM
We always had humming birds around in the summer - we baited them with the feeders. They use to dive bomb my dog. That was funny as heck.

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 04:38 PM
He came back and did it again. I can't get a picture of it with only one hand.

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 04:41 PM
We always had humming birds around in the summer - we baited them with the feeders. They use to dive bomb my dog. That was funny as heck.

I live in the same house I grew up in. When I was a kid we had hummingbirds basically swarming all over a fucia bush in my front yard. Now, not so much and the birds are not as colorful as they were when I was a kid.

PolWatch
06-06-2015, 06:22 PM
I've had them come to the feeders while I was just hanging them....but if I moved, they flew away.

There are several videos on you-tube of people who have been able to hand feed hummers....amazing!

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 06:33 PM
I've had them come to the feeders while I was just hanging them....but if I moved, they flew away.

There are several videos on you-tube of people who have been able to hand feed hummers....amazing!


This hummingbird is strange. If I'm not standing there, he eats quickly and flies away. If I'm standing right by the feeder, he stays around for a while. It's like he's a trained pet.

I would not have believed you could hand feed a hummingbird until now.

He's not spooked off if I move. It's weird.

Bob
06-06-2015, 06:47 PM
This hummingbird is strange. If I'm not standing there, he eats quickly and flies away. If I'm standing right by the feeder, he stays around for a while. It's like he's a trained pet.

I would not have believed you could hand feed a hummingbird until now.

He's not spooked off if I move. It's weird.

Those birds fascinate me.

Wish you had a photo we could see

I think this link is the restaurant where I sat eating and marveled that hundreds of them were all around the outside in back.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Heron+Restaurant/@37.18466,-119.770929,2a,90y,90t/data=!3m5!1e2!3m3!1s-5bEbxFBV_0k%2FVNBHYl-Td7I%2FAAAAAAAAAAg%2FOdEHCGwowC0!2e4!3e12!4m12!1m9 !2m8!1srestaurants!3m6!1srestaurants!2sCoarsegold, +CA+93614!3s0x809426ad419fe1bb:0x6e4e709bb08334ed! 4m2!1d-119.7009834!2d37.2621686!3m1!1s0x8094228c71761dbf: 0xe55128c369224288!6m1!1e1

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 06:59 PM
Those birds fascinate me.

Wish you had a photo we could see

I think this link is the restaurant where I sat eating and marveled that hundreds of them were all around the outside in back.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Heron+Restaurant/@37.18466,-119.770929,2a,90y,90t/data=!3m5!1e2!3m3!1s-5bEbxFBV_0k%2FVNBHYl-Td7I%2FAAAAAAAAAAg%2FOdEHCGwowC0!2e4!3e12!4m12!1m9 !2m8!1srestaurants!3m6!1srestaurants!2sCoarsegold, +CA+93614!3s0x809426ad419fe1bb:0x6e4e709bb08334ed! 4m2!1d-119.7009834!2d37.2621686!3m1!1s0x8094228c71761dbf: 0xe55128c369224288!6m1!1e1


I did did get a pic, but it was using only one hand and the backlighting was an issue. So, the pic is not all that good. I'll keep at it.

I tried to get my wife come out and take the picture, but she doesn't have the patience to wait until he returns......... Women!

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 06:59 PM
Those birds fascinate me.

Wish you had a photo we could see

I think this link is the restaurant where I sat eating and marveled that hundreds of them were all around the outside in back.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Blue+Heron+Restaurant/@37.18466,-119.770929,2a,90y,90t/data=!3m5!1e2!3m3!1s-5bEbxFBV_0k%2FVNBHYl-Td7I%2FAAAAAAAAAAg%2FOdEHCGwowC0!2e4!3e12!4m12!1m9 !2m8!1srestaurants!3m6!1srestaurants!2sCoarsegold, +CA+93614!3s0x809426ad419fe1bb:0x6e4e709bb08334ed! 4m2!1d-119.7009834!2d37.2621686!3m1!1s0x8094228c71761dbf: 0xe55128c369224288!6m1!1e1

the page wouldn't open on my mac

Bob
06-06-2015, 07:01 PM
I did did get a pic, but it was using only one hand and the backlighting was an issue. So, the pic is not all that good. I'll keep at it.

I tried to get my wife come out and take the picture, but she doesn't have the patience to wait until he returns......... Women!

I was hoping to see the birds at the restaurant. I hope it is the same one.

This was on a trip I took years ago. I was stunned at the hundreds of birds flitting around.

Yes, women when you need them and women when you don't. Won't make sense but it sounds kind of amusing.

Tahuyaman
06-06-2015, 07:03 PM
My horse won the Belmont and the Tripple crown. I've got to go to my off track betting parlor and collect my winnings tomorrow. First time I've picked it right since Seattle Slew won.

Bob
06-06-2015, 07:07 PM
the page wouldn't open on my mac

You could not see birds anyway.

I have been checking more on other restaurants on that highway. I know the highway but it is possible I used the wrong restaurant anyway.

You sit at a table. I sat where I could look at the scenery and hills. The birds were just everywhere. But you know what hummingbirds look like.

PolWatch
06-06-2015, 07:07 PM
I have some friends that participate in a hummingbird banding program. Its amazing to watch them put those tiny little bands on such small birds.

PolWatch
06-06-2015, 07:10 PM
The really tall fella & the lady with white hair are some friends in Marion, AL. They participate in the banding program and found they had a rare bird in their neighborhood....in January. We have hummers that winter in the area.

Bob
06-06-2015, 07:10 PM
My horse won the Belmont and the Tripple crown. I've got to go to my off track betting parlor and collect my winnings tomorrow. First time I've picked it right since Seattle Slew won.

Cruds, I forgot to see that race today.

Well, happy spending.

Calypso Jones
06-06-2015, 07:38 PM
He's gone now. I used it as an excuse to take a break from yard work, get the camera and sit here with a glass of my home made wine waiting for him to return.

How hard is it to make home made wine? Cool on the hummingbird.

Tahuyaman
06-07-2015, 12:51 AM
Cruds, I forgot to see that race today.

Well, happy spending.

im not making much money. I just want the winning ticket m

Tahuyaman
06-07-2015, 12:52 AM
How hard is it to make home made wine? Cool on the hummingbird.


The wine is easy.