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Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 16:28
| I miss the hummers already so thought I'd share a couple of pictures from this summer. Hope you enjoy them!
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| Cool... Do the hummers pierce the skin of the grapes as in that first photo or do they wait for overly ripe ones? |
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| Thanks for the shots, they're great. I never knew they would go for grapes. |
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- Posted by hummersteve 6 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 22:30
| I could be wrong but Im guessing they are going after the critters the overripe grapes might attract such as fruit flies and other small insects. |
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- Posted by prairie_love z3/4 ND (My Page) on Fri, Oct 2, 09 at 23:18
| Honestly, I am not certain. I do think they are going after the grapes, but it sure could be the critters. I don't know for sure if they pierce the skin or not because I have so many others after the grapes (orioles, finches, grosbeaks, they all love the grapes), that I could not say for sure whether the hummers pierce them or only go after ones the others have already penetrated. Now you all have me on a mission to figure it out. Unfortunately it will be next spring before I see these guys again. |
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| Interesting for sure. I bet they do try for some of that sweet grape juice. |
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- Posted by prairie_love z3/4 ND (My Page) on Sat, Oct 3, 09 at 13:33
| There was a nectar feeder on that same pole that the grapes were on but they often went for the grapes rather than the nectar. I had to laugh this summer. I've been making a serious effort to buy and use only home-grown or locally grown food, or at the very least, grown in the US. But I had to buy grapes from Mexico and oranges from South Africa for the birds, LOL. |
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