Hummingbirds

[skeeter]

On 9/14/2021 at 6:31 PM, Hawkfarm said:

Just from August 1 through this last Sunday I've gone through 60 pounds of sugar.  I have 17 48 ounce feeders out and the last two weeks I have been making over 6 gallons of sugar water every 4-5 days.  These pictures are from a corner feeder on the porch in back.  It looks like WWI dogfights all the time.  Usually they are gone by mid September but with the higher temps I guess they may stick around longer.  And I'll buy more sugar.

I can't figure out how to get my pictures to show up.  They are on Flicker.

I see you use the same feeders we do, the Perky Pet Grand Master.  We thought putting out six of them was a lot then read that you use 17 of them....WOW! 

I guess you know Perky Pet ceased production of this feeder and they were running a clearance sale on them on Amazon ? 

I had to order two new ones because I disassemble the little yellow button in the center of each feeding-port to clean the mold out from under it and many times the flower does not re-attach correctly to the "bayonet-style" mount on the base and leaks or the plastic cracks off. 

Just this morning I discovered the first Praying Mantis sitting on one feeder in an attempt to ambush a Hummer and removed him/it...permanently. 

Most of our flock seems to have departed for points South but I always leave a feeder up until much later in the year and am always surprised by how many stragglers you will see stopping by. 

Good to see the absence of the Red Dye and wish I could get that across to a neighbor that it is totally unneeded and harmful. 

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On 9/16/2021 at 3:46 PM, BilletHead said:

They all look the same! 

Racist!!😂