This is something I have never seen before, or ever even heard of. This woman lives in a Hummingbird fly zone. As they migrated, about 20 of them were in her yard. She took the little red dish, filled it with sugar water and this is the result.
The woman is of Pine, Louisiana - she has been studying them daily and one morning put the cup from the feeder, with water in it, in her hand; as they had gotten used to her standing by the feeder they came over to her hand. She says in touching they are as light as a feather.
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Isn't that something? Hummingbirds just aren't afraid of people. Our hummingbird feeder is on the deck just a few feet away from where we sit out there, and they come right up to it and have even come over to peer at us. One landed on the table between us once.
Great pics, Sandi- thanks for sharing those! I see these kinds of pics in birds & blooms magazine sometimes and just love them.
I have a couple of hummingbirds that like to check out the petunias hanging by my front steps, outside my front window. Squirt (gcc) loves to run over and watch them. Sometimes he yells and hops up and down- don't know if he wants to play with them or just alerting the rest of the flock to beware. Either way it's cute
I have a couple of hummingbirds that like to check out the petunias hanging by my front steps, outside my front window. Squirt (gcc) loves to run over and watch them. Sometimes he yells and hops up and down- don't know if he wants to play with them or just alerting the rest of the flock to beware. Either way it's cute
Thanks for the pictures
I love hummingbirds. This is a funny video I took this Spring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3Jo-GsALk
My first hummingbird came in May, and the last one left Oct. 4. I miss them already.
I managed to get hummingbirds on my hand, but never at home, close to the city. That only worked up North at a cottage.
It also worked in Arizona...where there are many beautiful hummingbirds. We only have the Ruby throated hummingbird here in Ontario.
Here was a hummingbird sunning itself. At first I thought it was dead...
Sigrid
I love hummingbirds. This is a funny video I took this Spring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3Jo-GsALk
My first hummingbird came in May, and the last one left Oct. 4. I miss them already.
I managed to get hummingbirds on my hand, but never at home, close to the city. That only worked up North at a cottage.
It also worked in Arizona...where there are many beautiful hummingbirds. We only have the Ruby throated hummingbird here in Ontario.
Here was a hummingbird sunning itself. At first I thought it was dead...
Sigrid
Sandi thank you for those wonderful pics, and Sigrid what a precious pic you took!
What Creatures that He created!
What Creatures that He created!
thats cool and pretty. i know they are not afraid of us. i had a hummer come very close to me as i wore a shirt with red bird houses on it.lol neat pics.
Hummingbirds are so interesting. My brother had them at his last place and he did an experiment with them to see if he could get them to come in the house. He opened up his big living room window and placed the hummingbird feeder inside by the window and sure enough they flew in to feed, Then he started standing closer to the feeder every day and was able to get right up to the feeder and the would sit on his finger and feed out of the feeder.
They really are amazing little creatures.
They really are amazing little creatures.
Two more pictures.
Sigrid
Sigrid
QUOTE (ronsig @ Oct 9 2009, 06:34 PM) 
Thanks for the pictures
I love hummingbirds. This is a funny video I took this Spring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3Jo-GsALk
My first hummingbird came in May, and the last one left Oct. 4. I miss them already.
I managed to get hummingbirds on my hand, but never at home, close to the city. That only worked up North at a cottage.
It also worked in Arizona...where there are many beautiful hummingbirds. We only have the Ruby throated hummingbird here in Ontario.
Here was a hummingbird sunning itself. At first I thought it was dead...
Sigrid
that hummingbird went in to morph its like going almost into complete hybernation. they do that so that they dont freeze at nite. what a cool pic that is.
I love hummingbirds. This is a funny video I took this Spring.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ3Jo-GsALk
My first hummingbird came in May, and the last one left Oct. 4. I miss them already.
I managed to get hummingbirds on my hand, but never at home, close to the city. That only worked up North at a cottage.
It also worked in Arizona...where there are many beautiful hummingbirds. We only have the Ruby throated hummingbird here in Ontario.
Here was a hummingbird sunning itself. At first I thought it was dead...
Sigrid
that hummingbird went in to morph its like going almost into complete hybernation. they do that so that they dont freeze at nite. what a cool pic that is.
AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL littl fid....
QUOTE (Andie's Mom @ Oct 9 2009, 08:22 PM)
Hummingbirds are so interesting. My brother had them at his last place and he did an experiment with them to see if he could get them to come in the house. He opened up his big living room window and placed the hummingbird feeder inside by the window and sure enough they flew in to feed, Then he started standing closer to the feeder every day and was able to get right up to the feeder and the would sit on his finger and feed out of the feeder.
They really are amazing little creatures.
They really are amazing little creatures.
Where was that...I wonder?
Sigrid
That is so cool!!
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