Last night a hummingbird was looking for my nectar I usually put out for him/her. I spotted the bird alighting on a branch of the pine tree ten feet from where the feeder used to be. Since the bear tore that feeder down, I had not put any up, again. I felt so bad that I immediately made some more and filled my feeder for him and put it up again. Within fifteen minutes. I am hoping the hummingbird tries, again. I know it will take time for the hummingbirds to realize there is nectar there for them again. I felt so disheartened when a bear came in our yard twice and raided all our bird feeders. I felt helpless.
Tags: bird feeding, birds, discouraged by the bear who tore down all our bird feeders twice, hummingbirds, nectar, nectar for the hummingbirds, pine tree, ruby-throated hummingbird, the bear raids
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I put out two brand new hummingbird feeders. One was small and the other was a large one. I had checked my old one I had hanging outside the large living room window and it had a layer of mold on the ends and was also leaking. Then (???) so I put out fresh nectar in the newly bought feeders, which I hung on both sides of my sunflower feeder. Now I want to see how long it will take before the hummingbirds come. I did note this event in my bird journal. I expect to see one any minute although that is probably an illusion. I can dream any way.
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It was April 14–still no hummingbirds. I keep looking out my window and wonder when I will see the first one. Pretty soon I will have to put out fresh nectar. It only lasts so long. I will have to consult my bird journal to see when I put out the nectar. It always amazes me. Did one fly thousands of miles and remember the spot I put out nectar last year or how did they locate my nectar for the first time! Every year I wait for them to appear outside my large living room window. My sister who lives in California gets different species of hummingbirds. We don’t here: The ruby throated hummingbird is the only variety in the East. Hummingbirds are marvelous to watch.
Tags: bird feeding, birds, California, hummingbirds, my sister, nectar, ruby throated hummingbirds, the first hummingbird of the season
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Every day I peer at my hummingbird feeder, which is only three feet from my front window and sways slightly in the breeze. It was just last week I put out fresh nectar. In the past, the first hummingbirds did not appear until the end of the month. Nevertheless, I keep thinking I will see one any minute and periodically stare at it for a number of seconds each day. Maybe, this will be the year they appear earlier. They had a long flight to get here. I am hopeful any way.
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I put out nectar for the hummingbirds. Let us see when I see the first one. Traditionally it is usually by the end of April. It has been abnormally cold the beginning of spring. It is just now starting to warm up so we will keep an outlook for the first one of the year. I expect it will be like other years and I won’t spot one until the end of this month. Only time will tell.
Tags: April, bird feeding, bird-watching, birds, hummingbirds, nectar for the hummingbirds, spring, the first hummingbird of the season
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I had just put it back my hummingbird feeder after filling it with nectar and the wire holding it up broke. A hummingbird came within inches of me. It must have been waiting for the sugar water. The hummingbirds liked this feeder. I had a second one set up fifteen feet away and they never used that one. I did discover the top of my feeder came off and I looped a wire through the whole (???hole), made a knot and attached the end of the wire to the end of a broken dog leash and then was in business. I was thrilled I had fixed my hummingbird feeder.
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We had unusual visitors to our yard: twice an indigo bunting was feeding on our bird seed I had strewn on the ground. They are a small completely bright purple bird and they do not come too often. Sometimes they come in flocks although it was only one this time that came twice. I saw a ruby throat hummingbird come to our feeder. His red throat flashed in the light. They used to come every day but now they are infrequent visitors. I love watching them. Lately grackles have been daily visitors and sometimes scare the other birds away with their aggressive nature. These are just some of the visitors we get. Of late, a chipmunk has been feeding on the birdseed. A few times I found him ten feet up on the big white pine tree. Usually you only see them on the ground but they certainly have no problem climbing. At least this one doesn’t. Every once in awhile we will get a bird I have not seen before.
Tags: bird feeding, bird seed, bird-watching, birds, bright purple bird, chipmunk, grackles, hummingbirds, indigo bunting, ruby throat hummingbird, white pine tree
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Spring is a day away although it feels like it had arrived early. By now the daffodils are blooming everywhere. The crocus are done. Forsythia are also blooming. The deciduous trees all have buds. I have already dug out my shorts. There were some days that warranted them. For a few weeks now it has been in the sixties and seventies. I have even wore my tee shirts although not every day was warm enough to do that. In a few weeks I will put out hummingbird nectar. I am shooting for April 1 to do that although I usually do not see them until the end of April. With the warmer weather maybe they will come sooner. We will see.
Tags: April, bird feeding, birds, crocus, daffodils, deciduous trees have buds, flowers, forsythia, hummingbird nectar, hummingbirds, shorts, spring, tee shirts, warm weather
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There are many visitors I am waiting for. At some point, sometime soon I will put out nectar I have prepared for the hummingbirds. The first sighting is usually not before the end of April but I am awaiting them. The regal great egret will come back. Maybe, I will see flocks of goldfinch under the tree, again. I don’t understand it but they stopped coming to my thistle feeder but during the beginning of spring I see the most–often a dozen or two at one time. I will put out fresh thistle. Snowy egrets I will see, again, along the river. And about now I will keep my eyes open for the first sighting of a robin. And that is a short list. And includes only the birds.
Tags: April, bird feeding, birds, flocks of goldfinch, goldfinch, great egret, hummingbirds, nectar, robin, snowy egret, spring, thistle feeder, visitors
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I put out my last nectar of the season for the hummingbirds. I have not seen one in a day or two. Fall has come and they might have all migrated. I will see if there are any more stragglers. There might be one or two that are delaying their journey south.
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The two hummingbirds must not like each other. Once or twice a day I see these two hummingbirds. One is usually heading for the nectar and then another appears and chases the other away. I could never figure out whether either make it to the feeder. One is always in hot pursuit of the other. Maybe one feeds when the other is asleep. I just don’t know. I just get a kick out of watching them chase each other. Every time.
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Summer feels like it is done. September is in a few days. It is wet and cold–the fringe of the hurricane Irene. Central Pennsylvania did not get hit hard. I realized I was cold in my shorts and tee shirt. It was time to put long pants on as well as long sleeved shirts. I won’t put away my shorts (away???) yet but it won’t be long until they are stored away for another year. We still have some hummingbirds coming to our feeder but not as many. Autumn is around the bend.
Tags: August, autumn, bird feeder, bird-watching, birds, hummingbirds, hurricane Irene, long pants, long sleeved shirt, seasons, September, shorts, summer, tee shirt, wet and cold weather
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