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Post by Mark G. on Jul 23, 2012 19:22:05 GMT -5
I have these hummers visiting my feeder quite frequently. They are, I believe, female or young Ruby-Throated. Can you verify, please. I have other hummers too, but have no pictures yet. I will update when possible. I was haveing problems getting hummers to visit my last feeder with store bought nectar in it. I have since changed to the one in the pics and make the standard 4 parts water/1 part sugar. They love it. Let me know if I am correct. Thanks. Attachments:
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Post by Mark G. on Jul 23, 2012 19:25:43 GMT -5
More pics. Attachments:
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Post by lilyopath on Jul 24, 2012 13:04:21 GMT -5
I think you are correct, but when Joe M. confirms that they are rubies, you can be absolutely certain:-)
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Post by Mark G. on Jul 24, 2012 19:17:10 GMT -5
Look who showed up this evening. Up until now I have only seen females. Attachments:
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Post by moboston on Jul 25, 2012 10:46:28 GMT -5
Where is Middleburg in Florida?
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Post by Mark G. on Jul 25, 2012 12:39:00 GMT -5
Middleburg is just Southwest of Jacksonville in Clay County.
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Post by Joe M on Jul 26, 2012 14:24:09 GMT -5
Not the best picture, as I had to improvise! But for those that may wonder if you can get close to hummers, yes you can, with a bit of patience! This took about 15 min holding the feeder and waiting while several hummers took turns deciding who would be first to get close to the white haired guy. After the the first brave hummer tried it the others lost their fear and 4-5 others followed suit. For those wishing to better identify humminbirds please invest in a very well written handbook by Sheri L. Williamson; "Hummingbirds of North America", a Peterson Field Guide. Joe M. Lakeland FL/ Sturbridge MA Attachments:
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Post by hummingbird231 on Aug 1, 2012 13:23:06 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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