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Hummingbirds
#7599739
09/06/19 07:19 PM
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noname124398
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599753
09/06/19 07:30 PM
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colt45-90
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, we haven't had the fall migration come through yet..
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599765
09/06/19 07:37 PM
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noname124398
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, we haven't had the fall migration come through yet.. I'm in Conroe and they're starting to get pretty thick. Seeing more each day.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599781
09/06/19 07:55 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599801
09/06/19 08:22 PM
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fishingnut12
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A little red neck engineering. looks good
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599805
09/06/19 08:26 PM
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noname124398
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A little red neck engineering. looks good Yes sir. My favorite kind of engineering. Thank you sir!
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599816
09/06/19 08:36 PM
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maximus_flavius
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Is there a time your supposed to quit feeding them so they leave for migration on time?
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599819
09/06/19 08:38 PM
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GHale
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My brother-in-law in Nashville actually got a picture of one with it's tongue extended. He is really in to photography and has some special lenses that allowed him to capture that.
We have 4 feeders going around Longview now and they seem to be seeing an increase in activity. I saw 7 of them around two feeders at the same time last night.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599854
09/06/19 09:25 PM
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599866
09/06/19 09:33 PM
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texasdude28
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love those little hummingbirds, nice pics.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599871
09/06/19 09:39 PM
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Choctaw
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Those are great pictures. My hummingbirds are more about keeping other birds from the feeders than they are about eating. They love a good fight.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599941
09/06/19 10:49 PM
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noname124398
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Thanks everyone. One from today. This feeder is much further away but proper lighting always wins.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7599986
09/06/19 11:50 PM
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noname124398
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Last edited by noname124398; 09/06/19 11:53 PM.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7601885
09/09/19 12:59 PM
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d.g.ruff
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Is there a time your supposed to quit feeding them so they leave for migration on time? Some people say October 1. Then again, some people leave them up all the way into full blown winter. Just in case there are stragglers coming thru looking for a much needed handout, they say. I've left them up all winter before, but never noticed any stragglers after about mid October, maybe? A couple years ago I had some eating out of a feeder I was holding. That was pretty neat.
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7601894
09/09/19 01:10 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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Is there a time your supposed to quit feeding them so they leave for migration on time? Some people say October 1. Then again, some people leave them up all the way into full blown winter. Just in case there are stragglers coming thru looking for a much needed handout, they say. I've left them up all winter before, but never noticed any stragglers after about mid October, maybe? A couple years ago I had some eating out of a feeder I was holding. That was pretty neat. Don't pull the feeders till it gets cold. The birds know when to leave, if you have them used to a feeder and just all of a sudden quit filling it, thats not going to make them migrate, its just going to cause them to have to scramble to find food.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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09/09/19 09:15 PM
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GHale
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My brother-in-law in Nashville actually got a picture of one with it's tongue extended. He is really in to photography and has some special lenses that allowed him to capture that.
We have 4 feeders going around Longview now and they seem to be seeing an increase in activity. I saw 7 of them around two feeders at the same time last night. Here is that picture.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7602409
09/09/19 09:32 PM
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stxranchman
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Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7602589
09/10/19 12:39 AM
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colt45-90
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great pics show that you don't have to use colored water
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7602739
09/10/19 03:48 AM
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Scott W
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stxranchman, do you give photography lessons? I'd sign up after you tell me what camera and lens to buy. Amazing photos. I love hummingbirds, they are so cool.
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7602744
09/10/19 04:00 AM
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68rustbucket
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We haven’t put any feeders up for a few years. Got tired of the bees, ants and squirrels messing with them. Any tips on keeping them at bay?
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7602840
09/10/19 12:29 PM
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d.g.ruff
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Awesome pics! And Stx, holy cow man! That's a lot of hummers! I really like those Ruby Throated ones.
Mmmm Hmmm
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7603059
09/10/19 03:55 PM
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stxranchman
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stxranchman, do you give photography lessons? I'd sign up after you tell me what camera and lens to buy. Amazing photos. I love hummingbirds, they are so cool. No I don't since I am not that knowledgeable on camera equipment like someone who has been taught the correct way to photograph. I learn as I go and take photos in the style I like not what someone else might like or was taught was correct way to take them. We haven’t put any feeders up for a few years. Got tired of the bees, ants and squirrels messing with them. Any tips on keeping them at bay? I have to move mine around on the porch everyday from the sugar ants getting to them. I spray the porch posts with Raid to keep flies down. Wasps were bad but have not been that bad the last week or so now. Awesome pics! And Stx, holy cow man! That's a lot of hummers! I really like those Ruby Throated ones. Thanks....Ruby Throated and Black Throated are the most common here.
Are idiots multiplying faster than normal people?
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7603071
09/10/19 04:04 PM
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Navasot
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Cool pics of some violent birds!
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Re: Hummingbirds
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#7603259
09/10/19 06:57 PM
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noname124398
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stxranchman - Awesome photos (as usual)!
Ghale - Also an awesome photo! Ya don't see that everyday.
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