Hummers!
I'm posting this, not so much as a picture, but rather as an announcement.
* * * * The hummers are coming, the hummers are coming... to my photostream! * * * *
I don't know why I feel compelled to make an announcement. Maybe it's because there are VW Beetles, and there are formula race cars. There are birds, and then there are hummingbirds. Hummers are the souped up formula racing cars of the bird world! When my next door neighbor found out back in the Summer that I am interested in taking pictures of birds, she gave me a hummingbird feeder. I was sooo excited when they started coming to it! I have a few halfway decent shots that I will be posting here. They're nowhere near as good as many I've seen on Flickr, but they were the best I could get at the time, and now they're gone for the season. I can't wait til they come back and I can try to get some better shots of them. They're quite a challenge!
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The following information is from... www.the-scoop-on-wild-birds-and-feeders.com/hummingbirdsm...
Hummingbirds Migration and Range Amazing Facts!
The Long Journey
Hummingbirds migration routes are amazing feats of nature. The Ruby Throated Hummingbird flies 500 miles one way, non-stop, across the Gulf of Mexico. The Rufous Hummingbird flies 3000 miles on its route from Alaska to Mexico. This is the longest route of any of the species of Hummers. They perform this phenomenal feat twice a year!
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Important!
It is also important to note, (and will be mentioned in other locations on this web site), that keeping hummingbird feeders full into autumn, is very important. In fact they should be kept full until a few weeks after the Hummingbirds have not been observed at the feeder.
These little birds will stock up on hummingbird food before they leave and will be observed at feeders more often in the few weeks before they set out on their journey. Taking a feeder in, which some people do, for fear of causing them to stay too long, could cause the birds a great deal of stress. They will migrate regardless of whether your feeder is empty or full - so keep it full!
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Made Explore!! #424..... #90 !!! =:O
Hummers!
I'm posting this, not so much as a picture, but rather as an announcement.
* * * * The hummers are coming, the hummers are coming... to my photostream! * * * *
I don't know why I feel compelled to make an announcement. Maybe it's because there are VW Beetles, and there are formula race cars. There are birds, and then there are hummingbirds. Hummers are the souped up formula racing cars of the bird world! When my next door neighbor found out back in the Summer that I am interested in taking pictures of birds, she gave me a hummingbird feeder. I was sooo excited when they started coming to it! I have a few halfway decent shots that I will be posting here. They're nowhere near as good as many I've seen on Flickr, but they were the best I could get at the time, and now they're gone for the season. I can't wait til they come back and I can try to get some better shots of them. They're quite a challenge!
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
The following information is from... www.the-scoop-on-wild-birds-and-feeders.com/hummingbirdsm...
Hummingbirds Migration and Range Amazing Facts!
The Long Journey
Hummingbirds migration routes are amazing feats of nature. The Ruby Throated Hummingbird flies 500 miles one way, non-stop, across the Gulf of Mexico. The Rufous Hummingbird flies 3000 miles on its route from Alaska to Mexico. This is the longest route of any of the species of Hummers. They perform this phenomenal feat twice a year!
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Important!
It is also important to note, (and will be mentioned in other locations on this web site), that keeping hummingbird feeders full into autumn, is very important. In fact they should be kept full until a few weeks after the Hummingbirds have not been observed at the feeder.
These little birds will stock up on hummingbird food before they leave and will be observed at feeders more often in the few weeks before they set out on their journey. Taking a feeder in, which some people do, for fear of causing them to stay too long, could cause the birds a great deal of stress. They will migrate regardless of whether your feeder is empty or full - so keep it full!
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Made Explore!! #424..... #90 !!! =:O