Post by usfgal1115 on Nov 13, 2012 18:08:16 GMT -5
I have had 5 hummingbirds (maybe a family?) around my house for the last several months. I have had no luck getting a picture of them but thought someone might be able to help me identify them because I have never seen anything like them.
They are incredibly small...they seem to be about half the size of a ruby-throated humming bird. They are about the size of your thumb, from your nail to the knuckle. They are also 100% brown, and almost completely uniform in color. I thought perhaps they might be younger hummingbirds, but I've seen them since late July and they haven't changed in size or color. The first time I saw them, I actually thought they were large moths until I saw them flying backwards.
I have never seen them use the feeders I have hung out, despite trying various brands of food and changing the solution every 2-3 days. They absolutely love my jasmine, but have also hovered around the pineapple sage and the petunias I just put out.
They also seem to prefer to come out at dusk. I work from home, and have very rarely seen them out in the early morning hours.
Any thoughts?
They are incredibly small...they seem to be about half the size of a ruby-throated humming bird. They are about the size of your thumb, from your nail to the knuckle. They are also 100% brown, and almost completely uniform in color. I thought perhaps they might be younger hummingbirds, but I've seen them since late July and they haven't changed in size or color. The first time I saw them, I actually thought they were large moths until I saw them flying backwards.
I have never seen them use the feeders I have hung out, despite trying various brands of food and changing the solution every 2-3 days. They absolutely love my jasmine, but have also hovered around the pineapple sage and the petunias I just put out.
They also seem to prefer to come out at dusk. I work from home, and have very rarely seen them out in the early morning hours.
Any thoughts?
