The male takes possession of the feeder and won't let other males feed, only females. On 09/18/2010 10:43 AM, Marsha Boles wrote: > Saw great special about hummers on PBS a couple of weeks ago. This special said there is a change in their migration (to Central America). Because folks are leaving multiple feeders out year long, they may go south but turn around and come right back. > The zone these little guys are mostly coming back to is a wide swath along TX/LA coast then slightly up Mississippi River. Maybe I secretly felt this and for the past few years have been leaving the feeder even after it gets cold. Maybe it laziness too. I always seem to have just filled it up just before they leave. > We only have 3 in our back yard. Seems the pair have had one chix this year. Boy, the dad is mean to the youngster! Dad let the little guy have the feeder for a couple of weeks and now dive-bombs him every he tries to feed. Dad even perches around the yard, waiting to buzz the little guy and chase him out of the yard. Junior is getting smarter and faster and getting to feed more lately. I thought dad was gonna starve him to death for a while and mom just disappeared after showing Jr. the feeder. > Amazing little critters! > Marsha > > --- On Sat, 9/18/10, June Ramsey<junebug@centurytel.net> wrote > The bird's are bad to fly into our sliding glass dooor. one hit the door yesterday evening and fell on the floor, and Ed went out picked it up and help it to get going. They kill their selves now in then, but most the time they just knock ther self goofy for a while. Should be leaving in a week or so. June > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vera Reeves"<velane@centurytel.net> > June, > I had the back door open for bit yesterday, thought I was never going to get that humming bird back outside, without hurting it.. > =============Morning everyone. Hope you are having coffee with me this morning. Don't think there are many coffee drinker's as used to be. Ha! things sure have been quiet lately. Guess i have been a little lazy my self. enjoying this nice weather we have been having. our little humming bird's sure are filling up and getting ready to be on their trip south. They are getting round as a butter ball eating so much. having to shu the cat's away .We have a new "boy" cat thank goodness coming around .man can he eat. Ha! > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- "A good moral character is the first essential in a man." George Washington

Thanks Billie, that is what I was thinking. What would happen if I had a 2nd feeder? Would Pop let Jr. eat peacefully there? Aunt Ruth has huge feeder (maybe 1/2 gallon size) and a regular size feeder. She used to have a Catawba tree about 30 ft away (tree is gone now). Tree was loaded with white frilly blooms when I visited once. Hundreds of hummers would zip from tree to feeders. They didn't care if we walked in their path or not! I mistakenly thought they were quiet little birds before then. Also, found out they were mean to each other. I only have 3 - wish they would play nice! Marsha = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, Billie Walsh wrote: The male takes possession of the feeder and won't let other males feed, only females. = = = On 09/18/2010 10:43 AM, Marsha Boles wrote: Saw great special about hummers on PBS a couple of weeks ago. This special said there is a change in their migration (to Central America). Because folks are leaving multiple feeders out year long, they may go south but turn around and come right back. The zone these little guys are mostly coming back to is a wide swath along TX/LA coast then slightly up Mississippi River. Maybe I secretly felt this and for the past few years have been leaving the feeder even after it gets cold. Maybe it laziness too.  I always seem to have just filled it up just before they leave. We only have 3 in our back yard.  Seems the pair have had one chix this year.  Boy, the dad is mean to the youngster! Dad let the little guy have the feeder for a couple of weeks and now dive-bombs him every time he tries to feed. Dad even perches around the yard, waiting to buzz the little guy and chase him out of the yard. Junior is getting smarter and faster and getting to feed more lately.  I thought dad was gonna starve him to death for a while and mom just disappeared after showing Jr. the feeder. Amazing little critters! Marsha = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, The bird's are bad to fly into our sliding glass dooor. one hit the door yesterday evening and fell on the floor, and Ed went out picked it up and help it to get going. They kill their selves now in then, but most the time they just knock ther self goofy for a while. Should be leaving in a week or so. June = = =Original Message ----- From: "Vera Reeves  June, I had the back door open for  bit yesterday, thought I was never going to get that humming bird back outside, without hurting it.. = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, June Ramsey Morning everyone. Hope you are having coffee with me this morning. Don't think there are many coffee drinker's as used to be. Ha! things sure have been quiet lately. Guess i have been a little lazy my self. enjoying this nice weather we have been having. our little humming bird's sure are filling up and getting ready to be on their trip south. They are getting round as a butter ball eating so much. having to shu the cat's away .We have a new "boy" cat thank goodness coming around .man can he eat. Ha!

Ok~~I was told by an old timer~~(older than me!!!) that if you just MOVE the feeders around~~put one about a foot or more from the others, one hummer can't guard ALL of them~~~ Also, I found out how to keep bees off my feeders~~~just pour some veg oil on a paper towel, & swab the feeder down with it~~~ The hummers don't care, and it confuses the bees~~~ Does anyone else use just sugar and water? And when I'm through boiling the water, & it cools I add one or two drops of vanilla extract~~ They LOVE it~~and it doesn't harm them~~ hugs Jean S Don't tell GOD how great your STORM is, tell the STORM how great your GOD is! "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass~~~it's about dancing in the rain" --- On Sat, 9/18/10, Marsha Boles <marshab52@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Marsha Boles <marshab52@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] "Off Subject" - hummers To: bilwalsh@swbell.net, arizard@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010, 2:25 PM Thanks Billie, that is what I was thinking. What would happen if I had a 2nd feeder? Would Pop let Jr. eat peacefully there? Aunt Ruth has huge feeder (maybe 1/2 gallon size) and a regular size feeder. She used to have a Catawba tree about 30 ft away (tree is gone now). Tree was loaded with white frilly blooms when I visited once. Hundreds of hummers would zip from tree to feeders. They didn't care if we walked in their path or not! I mistakenly thought they were quiet little birds before then. Also, found out they were mean to each other. I only have 3 - wish they would play nice! Marsha = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, Billie Walsh wrote: The male takes possession of the feeder and won't let other males feed, only females. = = = On 09/18/2010 10:43 AM, Marsha Boles wrote: Saw great special about hummers on PBS a couple of weeks ago. This special said there is a change in their migration (to Central America). Because folks are leaving multiple feeders out year long, they may go south but turn around and come right back. The zone these little guys are mostly coming back to is a wide swath along TX/LA coast then slightly up Mississippi River. Maybe I secretly felt this and for the past few years have been leaving the feeder even after it gets cold. Maybe it laziness too.  I always seem to have just filled it up just before they leave. We only have 3 in our back yard.  Seems the pair have had one chix this year.  Boy, the dad is mean to the youngster! Dad let the little guy have the feeder for a couple of weeks and now dive-bombs him every time he tries to feed. Dad even perches around the yard, waiting to buzz the little guy and chase him out of the yard. Junior is getting smarter and faster and getting to feed more lately.  I thought dad was gonna starve him to death for a while and mom just disappeared after showing Jr. the feeder. Amazing little critters! Marsha = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, The bird's are bad to fly into our sliding glass dooor. one hit the door yesterday evening and fell on the floor, and Ed went out picked it up and help it to get going. They kill their selves now in then, but most the time they just knock ther self goofy for a while. Should be leaving in a week or so. June = = =Original Message ----- From: "Vera Reeves  June, I had the back door open for  bit yesterday, thought I was never going to get that humming bird back outside, without hurting it.. = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, June Ramsey Morning everyone. Hope you are having coffee with me this morning. Don't think there are many coffee drinker's as used to be. Ha! things sure have been quiet lately. Guess i have been a little lazy my self. enjoying this nice weather we have been having. our little humming bird's sure are filling up and getting ready to be on their trip south. They are getting round as a butter ball eating so much. having to shu the cat's away .We have a new "boy" cat thank goodness coming around .man can he eat. Ha!       ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARIZARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you set out several put a good bit of space between them. That way more than one male can have a feeder. If you have some pine trees that's the best place to put them. The small branches/needles are just right for humming bird feet to perch on. Before we got our new house there was a pine tree right outside the bedroom window and I had a feeder there. The male would roost for hours right beside the feeder guarding it from other males. If I let the feeder get a little to low he would buzz me whenever I went outdoors to let me know. Little devil would get right in my face. I guess he wasn't getting enough dates when it got low. On 09/18/2010 02:25 PM, Marsha Boles wrote: > Thanks Billie, that is what I was thinking. > What would happen if I had a 2nd feeder? > Would Pop let Jr. eat peacefully there? > > Aunt Ruth has huge feeder (maybe 1/2 gallon size) and a regular size > feeder. > She used to have a Catawba tree about 30 ft away (tree is gone now). > Tree was loaded with white frilly blooms when I visited once. Hundreds > of hummers would zip from tree to feeders. They didn't care if we > walked in their path or not! I mistakenly thought they were quiet > little birds before then. Also, found out they were mean to each other. > I only have 3 - wish they would play nice! > Marsha > > = = = On *Sat, 9/18/10, Billie Walsh *wrote: > The male takes possession of the feeder and won't let other males > feed, only females. > = = = On 09/18/2010 10:43 AM, Marsha Boles wrote: > Saw great special about hummers on PBS a couple of weeks ago. This > special said there is a change in their migration (to Central > America). Because folks are leaving multiple feeders out year long, > they may go south but turn around and come right back. > The zone these little guys are mostly coming back to is a wide swath > along TX/LA coast then slightly up Mississippi River. Maybe I secretly > felt this and for the past few years have been leaving the feeder even > after it gets cold. Maybe it laziness too. I always seem to have just > filled it up just before they leave. > We only have 3 in our back yard. Seems the pair have had one chix > this year. Boy, the dad is mean to the youngster! Dad let the little > guy have the feeder for a couple of weeks and now dive-bombs him every > time he tries to feed. Dad even perches around the yard, waiting to > buzz the little guy and chase him out of the yard. Junior is getting > smarter and faster and getting to feed more lately. I thought dad was > gonna starve him to death for a while and mom just disappeared after > showing Jr. the feeder. Amazing little critters! Marsha > = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, > The bird's are bad to fly into our sliding glass dooor. one hit the > door yesterday evening and fell on the floor, and Ed went out picked > it up and help it to get going. They kill their selves now in then, > but most the time they just knock ther self goofy for a while. Should > be leaving in a week or so. June > = = =Original Message ----- From: "Vera Reeves > June, I had the back door open for bit yesterday, thought I was > never going to get that humming bird back outside, without hurting it.. > = = = On Sat, 9/18/10, June Ramsey > Morning everyone. Hope you are having coffee with me this morning. > Don't think there are many coffee drinker's as used to be. Ha! things > sure have been quiet lately. Guess i have been a little lazy my self. > enjoying this nice weather we have been having. our little humming > bird's sure are filling up and getting ready to be on their trip > south. They are getting round as a butter ball eating so much. having > to shu the cat's away .We have a new "boy" cat thank goodness coming > around .man can he eat. Ha! > > -- "A good moral character is the first essential in a man." George Washington