It's official!
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We just reported to Journey North the FIRST hummingbird sighting for SE Minnesoooooooooota for 2022!
Here he is.
https://maps.journeynorth.org/map/?map=hummingbird-ruby-throated-first&year=2022
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Hummingbirds are so little!
Even my pet cockatiel, Luke, was bigger than hummingbirds are.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@MainerMikeBrown said in It's official!:
Hummingbirds are so little!
Even my pet cockatiel, Luke, was bigger than hummingbirds are.
That's part of what makes them so amazing. They are so fun to watch and interact with while they visit our front porch. The more I learn about them , the more impressed I am with these little wonders.
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@George-K said in It's official!:
i saw a picture of a hummingbird with an extraordinarily long beak.
Amazing creature.
We only get the ruby-throated hummers here, but other parts of the world get the really stunning varieties. If you've not read about them, look online or get some books from your local library. It's worth the read.
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I should admit that I am rather pleased to FINALLY have the first SE Minnesoooota official sighting. Let's just say there will be some disappointed folks in a few other locations here. We have some folks who have been the first to post a sighting nearly every year, and it has been my ridiculous and competitive goal to beat them to it for at least once. 2022 did not disappoint me, but it will be a disappointment for some others. Nanner nanner.
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@brenda said in It's official!:
I should admit that I am rather pleased to FINALLY have the first SE Minnesoooota official sighting. Let's just say there will be some disappointed folks in a few other locations here. We have some folks who have been the first to post a sighting nearly every year, and it has been my ridiculous and competitive goal to beat them to it for at least once. 2022 did not disappoint me, but it will be a disappointment for some others. Nanner nanner.
I love it!
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@mark said in It's official!:
@brenda said in It's official!:
I should admit that I am rather pleased to FINALLY have the first SE Minnesoooota official sighting. Let's just say there will be some disappointed folks in a few other locations here. We have some folks who have been the first to post a sighting nearly every year, and it has been my ridiculous and competitive goal to beat them to it for at least once. 2022 did not disappoint me, but it will be a disappointment for some others. Nanner nanner.
I love it!
I'm glad someone can enjoy and understand such a weird and pointless goal, and the thrill of finally making it happen.
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We didn't have very many this year. Maybe they're all headed to Minnesooota...
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@Jolly said in It's official!:
We didn't gave very many this year. Maybe they're all headed to Minnesooota...
Oh, I hope so. My porch is my summer office for working from home. Having the hummers makes it hardly seem like work. They keep me company throughout the day, and entertain me during breaks. I get tremendous enjoyment from these little birds.
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@89th said in It's official!:
Cool! We have a hummingbird feeder we are going to put out soon.
Your first year may take longer for the hummers to find your feeders, but they eventually will. From then on, they will remember and return each season. Your kids will love when you have several hummers chasing each other. If possible, have 3 or more feeders in various locations, which will encourage more hummers to use them. That's when the real fun begins.
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@brenda said in It's official!:
@89th said in It's official!:
Cool! We have a hummingbird feeder we are going to put out soon.
Your first year may take longer for the hummers to find your feeders, but they eventually will. From then on, they will remember and return each season. Your kids will love when you have several hummers chasing each other. If possible, have 3 or more feeders in various locations, which will encourage more hummers to use them. That's when the real fun begins.
Bring on the hummers, I say.
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@89th said in It's official!:
@brenda said in It's official!:
@89th said in It's official!:
Cool! We have a hummingbird feeder we are going to put out soon.
Your first year may take longer for the hummers to find your feeders, but they eventually will. From then on, they will remember and return each season. Your kids will love when you have several hummers chasing each other. If possible, have 3 or more feeders in various locations, which will encourage more hummers to use them. That's when the real fun begins.
Bring on the hummers, I say.
I'm so glad you are starting right away this year. If the prior owners had hummingbird feeders, you will reap the benefits of that with birds already coming to your property. If they didn't feed hummers, you may also have some that already come to your neighborhood.
Your place can be the new home for females and babies that want to get away from a domineering male. The females will appreciate not getting chased away from the feeders so much when they are nesting and raising their babies.
Did you know they like little swings? I make them swings using copper wire, a small branch as a perch, and some red glass heart-shaped beads for decoration. It encourages the hummers to perch in locations where you can see them. I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it for you.
If your wife loves hummers, make her a hummingbird swing for Mothers day, and include a cute feeder. There are some art glass feeders available through Amazon. You would have it in time to give it to her for Mothers day.
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I was working out in the front garden last week and saw a big red glitterly headed hummingbird bobbing in and out of the saliva. It stayed there for a good chunk of time. Google said it was a male calypte anna and that it's pretty common in the Pacific Coast. I've been in this house for 25 years and we get hummingbirds all the time, but I have never seen this kind of hummingbird before. His entire head was red and sparkly.
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Friday, you have such a great location for attracting hummers, and they are year-round residents in your climate. Even Oregon has several types of hummers that are permanent residents. They tend to be larger than our migrating seasonal ruby throats.
Have you ever put out feeders to bring them into view regularly and closer? When we visit our kiddo in Oregon, I set up a couple feeders on her balcony, which faces a small stream and wooded area. We always get some hummers immediately. It's a small balcony with room for just two or three chairs. The hummers come within arm's reach of us. It's amazing how confident they are. They'll use a swing there on the balcony, which gives another opportunity to see them up close. We've seen several different types of hummers just at her balcony.
