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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 25, 2007
2:04 PM Post #3430337
| Here he is! So exciting!! 
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heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
April 25, 2007
2:07 PM Post #3430349
| GOOD FOR YOU!!!! (and I have THAT feeder! two of 'em in fact!!!) |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 25, 2007
2:11 PM Post #3430359
| They love that feeder, its their favorite. Here he is at the other feeder further away. 
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Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
April 25, 2007
3:11 PM Post #3430563
| Hooray for pelletory! It is such a great feeling to see them when they first return!!!! |
gardenpom
Melbourne, FL
(Zone 9b)
April 25, 2007
4:45 PM Post #3430850
| Nice shots Pell, I bet he'll go bring all his friends back! |
halo
Citra, FL
April 25, 2007
5:03 PM Post #3430915
| Helen, how exciting!!! Dont you just love those guys? I had 2 of them in my crepe myrtle next to the house, and I couldnt believe the racket they were making. I wasnt sure it was them, but I snuck over and saw them chattering and squeaking. Who knew such little guys (I think they are aliens myself) could make so much noise. I love that feeder, too. Where did you get it? |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 25, 2007
5:56 PM Post #3431157
| Thanks Kathy. Bought it at Walmart |
halo
Citra, FL
April 25, 2007
6:09 PM Post #3431227
| Walmart? I havent seen it there...I may have to go back and check again. I really like that one. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 25, 2007
6:37 PM Post #3431359
| You mean the first one; right? |
halo
Citra, FL
April 26, 2007
1:48 AM Post #3432011
| Yes, that one. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 26, 2007
3:33 AM Post #3432113
| Here he is this morning (well part of him). I at least caught that ruby throat. 
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Hineni
Appalachian Mtns, SW, VA
(Zone 6b)
April 26, 2007
5:14 AM Post #3432421
| Yay! So glad you have your first one this year. I still haven't had one at any of my 3 feeders :( Of course, there are no flowers around either so it probably isn't very tempting. |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
April 26, 2007
6:01 AM Post #3432580
| Pell, wonderful!!! I'll have to look around for that feeder - I still want a couple more. |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
April 26, 2007
6:52 AM Post #3432764
| That feeder is one of the h-birds' and MY favorite! Very easy to clean and the opening is big enough you don't need a funnel to fill it. And none of those pesky flowers, bee guards, etc. to clean or for the squirrels to tear off! It's also about $5.60!
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tabasco
Cincinnati (Anderson, OH
(Zone 6a)
April 26, 2007
7:03 AM Post #3432819
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Must get over to Walmart. You are right about those pesky bee guards and narrow openings. I just finished filling and cleaning my feeders and they were making me crazy. |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
April 26, 2007
7:22 AM Post #3432893
| Darn. I hope I can find them locally - I'd be willing to pay more if I could find them closer by - I have about a 35 mile trip each way to get to the nearest Walmart and with the price of gas, it would raise the cost substantially!!! |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 26, 2007
7:23 AM Post #3432897
| Do they sell them online?? |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
April 26, 2007
7:27 AM Post #3432922
| 35 miles to the nearest WalMart?!?!?! Holy hummingbird!!! I have one within about 5 miles in every direction from me. It's a tradeoff for all the smog, pollen and illegals!
I just checked online... not there... there are two there but they're glass and more expensive.
How about a Target? Any closer? They had them there when I was looking the other night... about $1 more, but if you have a Target close, that could be an option!
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 26, 2007
8:35 AM Post #3433176
| Heres one online. Mine is glass except for the bottom.
[HYPERLINK@www.backyardstyle.com]
This message was edited Apr 26, 2007 12:46 PM |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
April 26, 2007
8:38 AM Post #3433185
| Great pictures! |
lilyfantn
Kingsport, TN
(Zone 6b)
April 26, 2007
9:05 AM Post #3433277
| Yay! I'm so excited for you Pell! I saw a hummer on Sunday evening. Got a totally crapalacious (made up that word lol) picture of it that I won't even post. It drank and drank at the feeder like it was starving. It hung around that evening and I haven't seen one since. I'm thinking maybe it was on its way up north.
I'll have to find one of those feeders too. Ease of filling and cleaning always sounds good to me. :-) |
Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
April 26, 2007
10:09 AM Post #3433509
| I am going to check my Walmart tomorrow for that feeder also. Its time for a new one! |
halo
Citra, FL
April 26, 2007
12:38 PM Post #3434016
| [HYPERLINK@cgi.ebay.com] |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
April 26, 2007
12:43 PM Post #3434028
| Good find on the plastic one Kathy! |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
April 26, 2007
12:44 PM Post #3434032
| I hear ya Murmur I have about a 25 mile drive to Walmart, Target, Meijer ect... |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
April 26, 2007
12:45 PM Post #3434037
| Yup. THAT's the one I got (two of) at Wally World. Love that they're plastic... they're light enough to hang from a suction cup hook thing on my kitchen window! Can't do that with the glass ones. |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
April 26, 2007
12:48 PM Post #3434046
| Nanny... I didn't know there WERE such places! Where do ya shop? Seriously. |
nanny_56
Putnam County, IN
(Zone 5b)
April 26, 2007
1:08 PM Post #3434109
| Me either till we moved here! lol! We can go about 12 -15 mile east or west of where we live to get groceries and drugstores. But for box stores gotta go over one more town!! You learn and try real hard not to forget something important. Oh, and we do have a small gas station/conveneint store about 5 miles from our house.
My stepmother couldn't believe we moved out here in the middle of nowhere. Of course she lives in Cape Coral Fl. I was used to Walmart being 10 min. away before, Big change! But once you get use to it not that bad and I save money! No impulse shopping...except online!! lol! |
Murmur
Whidbey Island, WA
(Zone 7a)
April 26, 2007
6:13 PM Post #3435092
| I wouldn't trade living "in the country" for anything and when I visit my folks in Seattle twice a week, I make regular stops at Fred Meyer which I do like (they like me, too!). Here on the island we have a great grocery store four miles away, and an Ace Hardware which has a terrific garden center.
Internet shopping been a killer for me - soooooooo addicting!!!!
Thanks for finding the info on those feeders, Pell & Halo - I really appreciate that and will probably order from one of those places if I don't find what I want this weekend at Fred Meyer.
HeymeitsJudy, I could conceivably find a Target this weekend, too, when I'm in Seattle - I used to go to one frequently when I lived there.
"crapalacious" - Lily, that is to become my favorite word . . . love it!!! |
tigerlily
Tiller, OR
(Zone 8a)
April 26, 2007
6:46 PM Post #3435205
| It IS exciting when they show up! Congrats! They are such fun to watch.
Mine must be nesting now, as I hardly see the females at all, so the males are seemingly less territorial. |
sanita
Brandon, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 27, 2007
6:05 AM Post #3436522
| I got one of these feeders last week at Home Depot for $1.50! I went back to get another one and of course they were all gone. I'm going to fill it today. I usually get a lot of bees but I'll try again. |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
April 28, 2007
9:27 PM Post #3442640
| A friend of mine sent this link and I wanted to share it with other hummer lovers. It shows babies from egg to fledging and is very good.
[HYPERLINK@www.youtube.com] |
betterbloom
Blythe, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 29, 2007
12:07 AM Post #3442724
| Sanita: If you start getting bees on your feeder you can spray it with Pam. I read about this on a Hummingbird site and it does work.
Pell: congrats on your first hummer..so exciting ! |
gardenpom
Melbourne, FL
(Zone 9b)
April 29, 2007
3:23 AM Post #3442813
| That video was excellent! Nature is certainly amazing. |
Grandmaggie
Beachwood, NJ
(Zone 6b)
April 29, 2007
4:07 AM Post #3442908
| Yes I watched that video also and it was great! :) |
sanita
Brandon, FL
(Zone 9a)
April 30, 2007
4:53 AM Post #3446777
| Betterbloom, thanks. I'l l try that. So far I don't have birds or bees. I have the feeder hanging on a trellis that has blooming heart vines on it. I trimmed the vines way back a few weeks ago and the one on the right is growing faster than the one on the left. Must just be how I trimmed it. I had humming birds in the back yard 2 years ago, I haven't seen any yet this year. |
heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
April 30, 2007
7:19 AM Post #3447129
| This is good to know, Betterbloom! I talked to my aunt who lives near Kansas City last night and she's disgusted that her neighbor (a bee keeper) hasn't feed his bees and since they had a late frost, there is no where for the bees to get food other than her feeders. She enjoys watching hummers as much as I do (she's who got me hooked) and had to take her feeders down because the stupid bees were swarming her feeders. I'm actually nervous for her to be outside. I'll be sure and tell her about the Pam! |
betterbloom
Blythe, CA
(Zone 10b)
April 30, 2007
9:59 PM Post #3449778
| Judy, I had to take down my feeders last year because of the bees. It got so bad I couldn't even go outside, There were swarms of them. I tried everything before I read about Pam (not the butter kind), after spraying it on, haven't seen one on my feeders.
Pell: any more hummers ? |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 1, 2007
2:25 AM Post #3449896
| Hi better, no mine was here for 2 days and then left. He was in good shape when he arrived not skinny in the least bit so there must have been alot of feeders out and plenty of bugs around on his way up. |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
May 1, 2007
3:33 AM Post #3449994
| I think I better get mine out today. I checked the map and there has been a sighting in this area. I thought it was still too early.
edit to add: great pic, too!
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
May 1, 2007
7:17 AM Post #3450826
| Pelletory, Hope this is OK. I thought I would post a pic of my feeder. This is the best feeder I have ever had. It has 2 parts and the hanging rod. The bottom has an outside ring that fills with food (the area covered with the red top) then there is a cup that the rod goes through that you fill with water to keep ant's out of the food. The top just snaps on and it has a molded perch that goes all the way around. I like feeders with perches. It is so easy to clean and I have never had an ant problem since I got this feeder. Mine only holds about 1 cup of feed. 
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heyitsmejudy
Lawrenceville, GA
May 1, 2007
7:22 AM Post #3450842
| Holly, that's the hummzinger, yes? Mine loved it the first year but since then have shown more interest in the perky pet one Pell showed in his first picture. Both are super easy to clean. Another great thing about the zinger is that you can tell by looking how much food is left.. other feeders, the stuff goes into the bottom so much, you can't tell how much goo is left.
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pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 1, 2007
8:19 AM Post #3451020
| Hi Holly, Sure its fine; post any photo you want. I have that same one but mines a Droll Yankee feeder. Last summer was the first I used it but the juveniles couldn't figure it out; they kept tapping the bottom of it with their beaks,lol. It is a nice feeder and I'll be trying it again this year. I'll let you know if they figure it out this time. |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
May 1, 2007
8:34 AM Post #3451083
| I have one similar to that for the orioles. The differences are it's orange, has more feeding holes, and dimples to put grape jelly in. Also, you can put half an orange in the center - put the rod through it. Orioles love both of those extra treats. Those of you with bee problems wouldn't want to do that, of course. The orioles really prefer this feeder. The hummers will use it, too, but usually each sticks to their own and we can watch them all feeding at the same time. |
HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
May 1, 2007
10:18 AM Post #3451406
| Thanks Pelletory, We always have Hummers and I have several plants that they like. But although I watch them come and go all day, I don't think there are a lot of them. Never see more than a few at one time, maybe 3 or 4 so this little feeder works good for me.
Judy, I'm not sure of the name, I picked it up at a garden show several years ago and like it so much better than some of the others I have tried.
Kaperc, I'd love to feed the, Orioles we do have them in the area but I hardly ever see them. Usually I will see a pair or two. Here for a day and then gone. I wonder is it a "Feed them and they will come" kind of a thing. There is a creek pretty close and I think they stay down there. I've seen them along the creek when canoeing. Although bees are an issue we have a lot of them. Wasp, Bee, Yellow Jackets and Hornet are a consent battle here all summer long and althought I think of them as benifical my husband is allergic. I have alot of plants that Hummers and Butterflies like a couple of apple trees and several water sources not to mention the mud spots. So since we provide all the things they like you can't blame them for comming too. |
KaperC
No. San Diego Co., CA
(Zone 10b)
May 1, 2007
10:39 AM Post #3451468
| Yes, we have to take the fun with the not-so-fun! My husband put a pond in a few months ago and I just know it is going to provide some things we don't like along with all the pleasure. So far, though, it's such an asset we're just enjoying it. The birds are, too! |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 1, 2007
10:40 AM Post #3451473
| Holly if you see 3 or 4 then you have 12. I've seen around a dozen at one time at my place so I know theres quite a few of them. As soon as the trumpetvines start blooming, they'll hardly use the feeders at all until migration time.
Thats nice that you have a creek nearby, you must be having quite an assortment of birds.
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HollyAnnS
Dover, PA
(Zone 6b)
May 1, 2007
11:19 AM Post #3451632
| Yes we have a lot and I fill the feeders the main 3, Songbird mix, Sunflower, Thistle are always full. Then there is the suet in winter and Hummer in the summer plus we have several water sources and lots of bird houses. I have woods behind the house but Meadows are becoming more sparse. I haven't spent much time in the Birdwatching forum probably because I can't get very good pictures with my camera. Just won't zoom in that far and the birds that come close and they really do, just don't photo well through my triple pane glass. |
lilyfantn
Kingsport, TN
(Zone 6b)
May 3, 2007
2:38 PM Post #3460009
| I finally got a picture of one. This is the third sighting for me this spring but first picture. I went to great lengths to get the feeders up to front window level this year. Hopefully that will help get better photos.
Wow, it sounds like you get way more hummers than me Pell. I get excited if I see two at once at my feeders lol. Once the babies arrive I do see little "squadrons" chasing themselves around the house but I have never seen as many as 12. Maybe this year!
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daiseycat
Assonet, MA
May 4, 2007
6:37 AM Post #3462005
| Saw my first hummer this am. I've had dinner waiting since pelletory announced their arrival in NJ. Grampapa, if they're here, they are probably in NY. Kaperc thank you for the video. Have a great day. |
pelletory
Marlton, NJ
May 6, 2007
2:21 AM Post #3467693
| Saw another male yesterday. |
