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Post by snorkelman on Mar 8, 2017 11:31:51 GMT -5
This is the first time I have ever seen a wild hummingbird resting on a tree branch. We have had a young? male/female? ruby throat visiting our garden every day since Feb. 21. It gets nectar from the plants in our garden then perches on a small branch in a small fruit tree that is there also. We have also had a male come by 2 or 3 times during the past two weeks and he perches in the exact same spot. I have never seen them here at the same time. The smaller one is here off and on from sun up to sundown.
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Post by Joe M on Mar 9, 2017 11:04:21 GMT -5
Snorkelman, Not sure where your located since it would be helpful to determine if your hummer activity is of particular interest. Hummingbirds resting on tree branches is very normal since they generally spend 75-80% if their time on a favorite perch. Favorite perches often result in minor skirmishes to establish "ownership" of the perch. Hummingbird migration has started and the hummers will be heading further north to their summer grounds. This link will take you to a spring migration map, www.hummingbirds.net/map.html
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Post by snorkelman on Mar 10, 2017 10:23:23 GMT -5
My address is 5332 Stonybrook Lane, Boynton Beach, FL. He/she is still here today
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Post by sambac on Mar 29, 2017 11:13:12 GMT -5
snorkelman I live in west Boynton and I spotted one 2 weeks ago - brief visit to my yellow butter cup flowers. this was on a Saturday morning. no luck following weekends. no time to look for them on wk days. letting my fire spikes and fire bush grow out - more nectar source for them. so much fun. enjoy them. I see them at a nursery at LW every so often.
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Post by snorkelman on Apr 10, 2017 18:06:50 GMT -5
The last time I saw our little bird was Mar 30th.
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Post by snorkelman on Sept 29, 2017 13:39:49 GMT -5
First sighting of the fall today 9/29/17. Yeah!
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Post by snorkelman on Jan 15, 2019 16:25:50 GMT -5
We have a female visiting us every day this winter. She really likes our powder puff tree and the firespikes.
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Post by snorkelman on Oct 12, 2019 16:15:30 GMT -5
First sighting of the fall today 10/12/19. I believe it was a male nectaring on the red firespikes.
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Post by snorkelman on Jan 20, 2021 15:08:18 GMT -5
I didn't see any this season (2020/2021) until late in October and then it was sporadic until about mid December. Since then there has been at least one here every day - probably because the Firespike are in full bloom and my two powderpuff trees are also in full bloom. They have taken to perching in a Queens Wreath vine where they have a good view of the entire yard and I have a great fiew of them from my back yard.
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Post by Joe M on Jan 25, 2021 10:19:27 GMT -5
I didn't see any this season (2020/2021) until late in October and then it was sporadic until about mid December. Since then there has been at least one here every day - probably because the Firespike are in full bloom and my two powderpuff trees are also in full bloom. They have taken to perching in a Queens Wreath vine where they have a good view of the entire yard and I have a great fiew of them from my back yard. We finally started getting cooler weather which encouraged more birds to head further south. As temps get warmer they will tend to wander north again and ready themselves for their northern migration. Enjoy them while they are here.
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