All About Hummingbirds - Resources, Videos, & More!

[HomesteaderWife]

 

[Alyssa-Bee]

Thank you for the post! I sometimes used red dye! I will definitely stop now! I'm excited for the hummingbirds, too! So far I haven't seen any!

This is a picture from last year! I was obviously bothering him/her. Mama hummingbird came so I had to leave shortly after taking the picture. I'm sorry for bothering you, little one! They had a nest in our plum tree, so when the plums grew on it they weighed down the branches to eye level.

 

[Alohacayo]

Some photos from 2020

and a neat dragonfly from a few weeks ago:

 

[Yowza Wowza]

quick pictures before I went to refill the feeders

 

[HomesteaderWife]

Here is some information to help you learn about making nectar for your hummers, and keeping feeders clean. Videos courtesy of Hummingbird Spot on YouTube. I really enjoy her channel, and the resources to educate hummingbird lovers.

Keep those feeders free of red dyes, and make your own nectar with the correct sugars (not artificial sweeteners, molasses, or honey)

 

[Byrd gal]

Thanks for the post. I was buying the bad stuff unaware I could just make my own without dye. Never thought about it really. I am sure we will have happier birds here now I can make it and put more feeders out.

 

[HomesteaderWife]

Emerald the Allen's Hummingbird has just laid her first egg this morning of brood/clutch #2 - watch live with me!

 

[HomesteaderWife]

Egg #2 has just been laid at the camera shown above. The wait during incubation will be around 17-22 days, but then it will be time to watch for hatch!

 

[HomesteaderWife]

Are YOU having issues with bully hummingbirds? Territorial hummers may be guarding your feeders, giving the others a hard time.
Check out the video below, and learn about this behavior. From personal experience, I will say that spacing my feeders out greatly helped. Consider planting hummingbird-friendly, native flowers as a natural nectar source (that doesn't require cleaning!) and remember that hummers also consume insects for protein.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

We have spotted males and females at our house already! We have always made our own nectar for as long as I remember.