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| I am soooooooo excited! A few minutes ago, standing in front of a kitchen window....here she came! She looks very mature to me and she drank for a pretty long time!
The season is here and I hope all of your feeders will be busy with these precious jewels! Donna |
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| How exciting Donna! What state do you live in and is it early for you to see them? Looking at the migration maps it seems that they pushed a little further north on the east coast than in past years. Ken |
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- Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 25, 10 at 11:30
| Donna Congrats to you on getting your very first and how exciting I know that is for you. In the past thats the way its happened here when I get one they sit on the feeder for a good while to feed, guess they are hungry. For Kens info I believe donna lives in miss. I know she will correct me if Im wrong. |
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- Posted by donnalovesblue (My Page) on Thu, Mar 25, 10 at 13:12
| What a good memory you have, Steve....yep, I'm in east central MS. This is not early for us...in fact, last year my first sighting was 3/18 and I think it was a male. Looking forward to all of us sharing our hummer stories. |
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| Donna, you make me smile! Congratulations. There seems to be lots of both males and females moving through here. I think we will have a good hummer season, all of us. Do you suppose all these feeders out year after year are aiding hummers survive and increase there numbers? I think so. |
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| Hi! I'm in Arizona near Prescott in the high country (which is way north of Phoenix). Saw my first hummer this morning at the small feeder I put out last week!!! I saw they were near me on the migration map...so I've had the feeder out for a week. Nice hearing the flutter of her wings again...I already made much more sugar water for the other feeders!! |
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- Posted by new2rosesz9cal (My Page) on Sun, Mar 28, 10 at 14:28
| Well, he (?) didn't stop at my feeder but I saw my first this morning as I admired yesterday's gardening in my jammies, with coffee cup in hand. He was carefully surveying my large pine tree--a nesting site? |
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| I have to jump in here too. This afternoon I saw something whiz past the office window. Checked at the front door and, sure enough, a ruby throat was on the nearby coral honeysuckle. When it disappeared, I stepped outside. It was easy to spot nectaring at a NOID magenta pink salvia (microphylla? greggii?). Life is good when the hummers return, isn't it? - June |
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- Posted by donnalovesblue (My Page) on Tue, Mar 30, 10 at 10:24
| It's so much fun reading about everyone's first sighting this year. Rob, I'm no expert, but I do believe our feeders help them out and aid in their survival. 2 males have now joined the little female and one is already a bully! Greedy little guy! |
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