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 Hummingbirds!
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10/01/20 10:18 PM
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MikeC
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Anyone still seeing them? Looks like the ones that have been hitting my feeders all summer have headed south!
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 10:19 PM
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Roll-Tide
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Haven’t seen them in weeks.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 10:31 PM
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TPACK
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All of ours locals have left but we do see about 1 per day and they are only hitting our flowers. None hitting the feeder.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 10:46 PM
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bill oxner
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Saw a couple today working my purple lantana.
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2017/07/full-3669-105539-full_16668_105507_image.jpg)
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 10:50 PM
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Creekrunner
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Far fewer, both at the ranch and home, but a few stragglers and she's kept the feeders full, bless her.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 10:51 PM
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RGLass
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We had LOTS a few days ago. They’ve vacated the area.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: Creekrunner]
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10/01/20 11:01 PM
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Western
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Far fewer, both at the ranch and home, but a few stragglers and she's kept the feeders full, bless her. Same here, now only 2-3 per day
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 11:04 PM
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Longhunter
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Yep, saw one today, but probably passing thru.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 11:07 PM
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cm250
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Same here Mike, only see a few during the day when I’m home. Nothing like it was a few weeks ago. Have seen several flocks of geese heading south. The hummers hitch a ride on the backs of geese flying south.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: cm250]
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10/01/20 11:34 PM
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Creekrunner
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The hummers hitch a ride on the backs of geese flying south. I don't believe you. But I like the idea. 
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/01/20 11:46 PM
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Sneaky
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Far as I can tell, I’ve got just one hanging around. I don’t know if it’s migration or that I just put feeders back up, or maybe both. I’m not sure about our area, but I would think we’d have some winter here.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: Creekrunner]
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10/01/20 11:47 PM
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bill oxner
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] The hummers hitch a ride on the backs of geese flying south. True or false? 
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 12:10 AM
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Sneaky
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We have had them nest here in the spring. I’d like to see them have better long term success with it, though. Seeing brand new hummingbird chicks would rank pretty high on my list of things I’d like to see but haven’t yet. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/10/full-40300-255284-4570dcd7_bc10_4fc7_ba5b_f548022574f3.jpeg)
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: Sneaky]
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10/02/20 12:14 AM
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bill oxner
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We have had them nest here in the spring. I’d like to see them have better long term success with it, though. Seeing brand new hummingbird chicks would rank pretty high on my list of things I’d like to see but haven’t yet. Heartwarming. 
Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 12:30 AM
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I see at least 3 or 4 still hanging around. We have a few that stay here all winter sometimes.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 12:37 AM
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Sneaky
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I figgered you’d like that, Bill. Hummingbirds are a favorite of mine.
A friend of mine is the curator of birds at a fairly well-known zoo, and he will occasionally make trips to this area (with the proper permits) to collect hummingbirds for that particular establishment, as well as others. Several weeks ago he made such a trip, and it reminded me just how much I had neglected one of my most treasured natural things. I promptly went about hanging feeders.
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
#7995244
10/02/20 01:42 AM
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kmon11
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Saw 5 different ones today, expect the to get out of here any time now.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 02:43 AM
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Tommar
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I had a dozen two weeks ago and it seems they disappeared. I saw one yesterday so I cleaned and refilled the feeders.
How do I keep bees away from the feeders?
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 02:45 AM
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 03:09 AM
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We had one on our rose bushes in our yard yesterday morning
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 03:12 AM
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We have one or two and they look cracks out. Feathers look like they were loser in a [censored] fight
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 04:09 AM
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Ranch Dawg
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THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER AND THE PARTY NEVER ENDS.
F##K YOU JOE BIDEN !!!!!
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Re: Hummingbirds!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 09:41 AM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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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!
[Re: MikeC]
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10/02/20 12:24 PM
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macec3(TX)
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Here in east Texas, we still had a few yesterday.
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