I have a special place in my heart for a beautiful hummingbird I named Verde (yes, I know very creative on my part). He had hit his head hard on my back porch. I gave him some homemade nectar and he was good as new. That was the first time I had ever touched or held something so incredibly fragile and magnificent.
It is not unusual for a hummingbird to leave for a few days and hopefully yours has returned. It is close to migration time especially adult males and you won't see them again until next summer. Maybe you will have more to migrate through so keep the feeders up.
It is hard to get good shots until you can get the hummers used to you. They will stay around and ignore the cameras after they are used to seeing you around.
I have lots of hummingbirds visiting my 8 feeders everyday. There are 4X8oz, then 4X32oz. And they drink until all feeders empty every day.
I love to feed them so much, but this July (summer started on 23rd June), I will go for vacation, will come back in November. I am thinking to purchase lots of 72oz and and fill it, so they can last. Is this a good idea? Please tell me what to do, as I don't want to let them down, and there is nobody I can depend on while I'm away.
@halim181276 Hi, Your adult hummingbirds except the moms that might be nesting will move on to another location. If there are babies in a nest nearby I hope your neighbors have feeders that will provide a food source for the adult females with babies and everything will be fine. If you are not leaving until the end of July most nesting will be over by then (assuming you have Ruby-throated Hummingbirds). Adding more feeders is not practical. Hummingbirds will find food nearby or move on.
Great video. I love hummingbirds, they come to nest in the trees around my house every year, but this year in particular there seems to be an abundance. Not as many as you have though. =}
@russlouky Wow that's quite alot. Since I've been living in northern Maine, we've had 2-4 each each migration, and this year around 10 as far as I can tell. One of my favorite things about them is that they'll feed even if you're right in front of them. And this video looked like an incredible time with so many of them darting around at once.
Great Video. I couldn't help notice the hummingbird feeding from a blue flower. So I guess it's not a hard rule that they only go to red flowers. Its interesting the way they prefer to wash. Its probably dangerous for them to go in standing water. My video pales in comparison but it was exciting just to be able to get it on video.
What amazing little bundles of energy! And such healthy appetites for such tiny birds! Why, the one at 7:08 just couldn't wait! He was so hungry he pushed that other bird right off the feeder! And the one on the hand-held feeder at 8:35 got chased off with a big loud WHOOSH!
I also like that nice close-up of the bird's face you got at 2:38-2:50. I can tell how much you love these little birds and your hobby, and I appreciate you giving us a chance to enjoy them with you!
Humming Birds are so cute and beautiful. <3 You're so lucky to have so many, and get so close to them as well! We used to get them a lot where we lived, but we've moved away and I don't know if they get them here. It's nice though, to see videos like this on youtube!
@Echo19Delta If you have ant problems it is real easy to deal with. Just get an ant moat which you keep water in just above the feeder and ants will not be a problem. Problems with bees, yellowjackets or wasps is a different story. I know of one way to make it hard for them to get to the sugar water and that is a saucer type feeder where the food is below the feeding ports and they can't reach the food. All other feeders that have the food above the feeding ports will attract the pests.
@Thunderbolt1000T My home is in PRP and the other location I have feeders/flowers is Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landings. I just saw 4 hummingbirds at Farnsley this morning. I am down to 2 or 3 here at the house.
Very cool. I love my hummers. I have one young one who will feed out of the feeder while I am holding it. He comes to me when I'm indoors and looks at me through the screen when the feeder is empty or the bird bath needs more water. They are starting to head south for the winter. I'll miss them until next Spring.
Hi, these clips are from May through September 2007 and all were shot in Louisville, Kentucky. If you enjoyed these clips google Russ Thompson Hummingbirds and vist my website - many photos, videos, etc.
I have just begun to start feeding my birds. I live in the Raleigh, NC area, and have about 4-6 birds that visit my feeders. I have 3 feeders out, and have noticed that there is one bird that seems to run all the others off. Does it make any difference if the nectar is red, or clear?
Hi, I suggest you only use clear sugar water and there is absolutely no reason to add color to the food. The feeders have red on them and the hummers will find the feeder. It is normal for all hummingbirds to attempt to own your feeders, flowers, etc. It is their way of staying in shape and enables them to fly all the way to Central America for the winter. When you have lots of hummers, they are smart enough to share the feeders and when you only have a few they will fight (nature)
ust wondering how long it takes to recieve your dvd? I purchased thru paypal a couple of weeks ago-- i'm in the US. thanks for any info on the approx arrival date
@lesliekaner Sorry, this is the first I have heard about the dvd and paypal and there is no record of payment at paypal because I don't have it set up with paypal as an option. Visit my site and read how to order from there - email from my site if there is a problem.
@lesliekaner - Thanks and I have a 74 minute DVD of hummingbirds doing what hummingbirds do for sale at my site. Please visit my site and preview the DVD - you will love it. Just google( Russ Thompson Hummingbirds ) to view my site called Enjoyable Hummingbirds
What time of the year does this happen? Also when you say sugar water do you mean you just add sugar to the water you give them or you can actually buy sugar water?
@pin9y - I get most of my hummers during August through Octtober because of the new babies that were born and the migrating hummers that pass through my yard.
Make your own sugar water. Use 4 parts water and one part table sugar to make the sugar water they need. Don't make it any weaker than 4 to 1 but you can make it as strong as 3 to 1 during migration and it won't hurt the hummers at 3 to 1 (three parts water and one part table sugar)
ok..so I live in Manchester, New Hampshire..today is 9-24-09. My regular hummers are gone today! I'll leave my feeder up..I usually get a few visitors, but I am missing them already. Waiting for their return next spring!!!
We have two hummingbird feeders in our back yard and had wondered why one was used more than the other. After watching closely for over 1 week we finally noticed that the one feeder was watched and protected (Henry as I call the little Hummer sits on small fastner stub from our hardware cloth about 5-8 feet from the feeder) I now notice that he whows up about 8:00 AM and will be there all day and not let anyother hummer get close to the feeder or eat from it.
This is wonderful to watch. I have just come into the world of hummers. I put a feeder next to my window. I then put a second one out because I have one that keeps chasing the others away. I feel sorry for the others. Any suggestions?
It is so much fun. Where are you living. I have only two hummingbirds this summer but they have given me so many wonderful videos. I am in Waxahachie, Tx. from Waldo
One of the coolest things I have ever seen! I have 1 small Hummingbird feeder and am thrilled when I get 1 Hummingbird at a time coming for a drink. This is amazing! You have done a fabulous job!
Great job. Wonderful, Wonderful. It is so much fun to have a hobby like this. If you have time take a look at mine feeding from my mouth. Thanks again for a wonderful video, you did a great job.
When I start getting them they stay - to me that means I don't get any migrating north. In August is when I get the southern migration. I only have 4-10 during April thru July and 30-50 Aug-Sep
i wrapped red t shirts around the poles i keep my feeders on, and it seems to work in attracting them
been several days since i hung mine, and they are constant visitors during the daylight hours. probably the same birds. i imagine they have taken up residence here now
This site is AWESOME;Thank-You for the opprotunity to come here,I have yet to put my feeders up ,but have a question before I do .I had such trouble with bees at my feeders.,They were so bad I would have to hose off the feeders to fill them ,and so many bees inside the feeder I noticed they seem to run off my Hummers ,any input on solving this problem would be appreciated
I replied to this and it must not have been added. Bees are tough to do anything about. I have read these two suggestions 1 no yellow on your feeder 2 feeder that will not let sugar water splash upon the port (flower) the saucer type of feeder
Hi Maria, Someone mistakenly gave you the wrong advice. Sugar is the only thing you add to water to make food for hummingbirds. 1 cup of sugar and 4 cups of water is what you want to use - do not add any other ingredients to the mixture. That produces nectar close to what they get from flowers. For feeder feeding red colored food is not necessary.
Yes it was hard to take her in but I did it. I am waiting for them to call me back with some kind of status. She was almost dead when I found her and after 24 hrs. of feeding she was 75% better. I hope they fix her wing & foot.
love your site, the videos, everything! have loved HBs since I was about 8 years old; now I"m 60. this is absolutely amazing. I've shared your website with lots of other HB lovers! keep up the good work!
Clear sugar water is the only food I normally use. In the palm feeding I chose to use store bought red hummingbird food mix. It only took a few times using red and then I went to plain sugar water and it still visited my hand. I don't know of any absolute proof that the red store bought food mix is harmful but I choose to use plain sugar water because it is much cheaper.
Please give me some clues of what I can do to increase the birds. We have hanging plants, colorfull bushes, (butterfly & others) and have feeders... there is a good amount activity on hot days 3-4 birds every 5-10 minutes and less on cooler days. They seem very timid when there is movement by us, but if we sit next to the feeders and don't move, they will come right up to the feeders. As soon as we move, even just a little they fly away. Again a great video....Please respond back.
You described their behavior exactly. They are afraid of any motion, they have great vision and they will leave instantly. The more you have the braver they are. They will accept you sitting perfectly still around them until you move. Clean feeders, fresh sugar water and a variety of flowers are what we can provide for them. Trees and water will help them choose to stay around. (Salvias, Sages, Lantanas, Coral Honeysuckles, Cypress Vines, Cardinal Climbers Vines, Bee Balm & Lobelia Cardinalis)
Dear russlouky: This is a great video. How do you get so many h birds. We live in Maryland and get about 3 to 4 a year at my 3 feeeders and love to sit on the deck and watch them. The hotter the days the more activity we get but it's nothing like you have. We get 3-4 chasing each other and 2 at a time feeding with the 3rd buzzing around. It's our summer entertainment. Please give me some clues of what I can do to increase the birds around my house. Another paragraph will follow this one.
Beautiful!! Will ck out your website, also. We have a ruby throated that was so possessive of our 2 feeders we call him Rowdy. However, a youngster (greenish-brown) has seemed to hold his own & taken over for the most part. We'll plant some lantana & get more feeders for next season. Thanx for such a wonderful video.
I love the humingbird as it was my grandmothers favorite too.... she used to sit by her window in her rocking chair and just wait anxiously for them to come and feed.... I myself, have what I call a bird sanctuary at our camp site but not near as beautiful as yours.... my hubby makes sure all the little creatures are well fed ... I am not sure how to post my videos.... I am a newbie so can use some help or tips as to how to do it. Thank you for sharing! Jeanette
You can't keep honey bees away - they love sugar water. Wasp, yellow jackets, hornets and carpenter bees I just shoot with a water bottle everytime they land on the feeder while I am photographing. When I am not photographing I hope the feeders I am using will not allow most bees to reach the sugar water and that really helps. Bees are attracted to yellow more than some other colors and a feeder without yellow ports helps. Last,try relocating the feeders and the Hummingbirds will find them.
This is really amazing, I have never gotton a humming bird to do this by it feeding in your hand! I named my humming birds that come around every june and august, Rose which is all red, Red Neck which has a red neck and Jayd that is all green, and Chester which had orange on his brest,
All Hummingbirds in my videos are Ruby-throated adult males & females or Ruby-throated immature males & females. The one in that particular time slot is an immature male. He was born a few months earlier and is starting to show red on his throat, and still has the white tips on his tail feathers in the video. This summer (2008) when he returned to the USA he was an adult male with the red throat and no white tips on his tail feathers. Who knows, he may be one of the adult males here at my house.
50 plus times per second - in some cases much faster - such as the male doing his U shape flight to impress the female. Check out my website e-hummingbirds for links to sites that give lots of information on Hummingbirds.
i too very much enjoy hummingbird and have 4 and i am wondering how do yours not fight all the hummingbirds at my house are very agressive except for mates and at other people's houses i have been to they also fight and 2nd how did you attract so many i can obviously tell you have been feeding for years and the birds trust you
Hummingbirds will always chase/fight because it is their God given instinct which keeps them in great shape. They could never survive the long hard flight they endure each migration if they weren't exactly like they are. The fewer you have the more they fight. They think they are chicken hawks. LOL
I have many feeders up and clean with fresh food & many flowers they love all over my backyard.
russlouky, I must say I admire this privilege that you have and at the same time envy you to a certain extent. I live in the Caribbean and have been able to attract only 4 species to my 2 and sometimes 3 feeders. NEVER have I gotten a chance to feed any from my hands. You are certainly inspiring me to give it a try though. :) Thanks for sharing this awesome composition.
It is their natural instinct to be afraid of people. After hours of seeing me video taping, photographing, putting out feeders with fresh food and enjoying all the plants I have for them, they decide "that old man is not going to harm us" LOL
So far this summer none of them have made that decision and I await the newborns because they are not afraid of anything. All Hummingbirds are braver during southern migration because their instinct tells them to fill up every chance they get.
dude, look at all those hummingbirds LMAO!
sikkinyx58 3 months ago
Masters of the air..
railcar123 3 months ago
Where do you live
nobody102 4 months ago
@nobody102
Kentucky
russlouky 4 months ago
@russlouky Nice. Last year we had quite a few in Atlanta. Only one or two showing up this year.
nobody102 4 months ago
@nobody102
Keep the feeders up and ready because I have had many migrate through my yard heading south.
russlouky 4 months ago
I'd like to learn how to feed and take care of humming birds
EspiEspinoza34 5 months ago
@EspiEspinoza34
Do you have hummingbirds around your house?
russlouky 5 months ago
@russlouky OMG, this is absolutely stunning!!! Great job!
Anyu7378 5 months ago
I have a special place in my heart for a beautiful hummingbird I named Verde (yes, I know very creative on my part). He had hit his head hard on my back porch. I gave him some homemade nectar and he was good as new. That was the first time I had ever touched or held something so incredibly fragile and magnificent.
Alchymyst02 5 months ago
i dont c hummingbird in my backyard anymore :/
wDeathw 6 months ago
@wDeathw
It is not unusual for a hummingbird to leave for a few days and hopefully yours has returned. It is close to migration time especially adult males and you won't see them again until next summer. Maybe you will have more to migrate through so keep the feeders up.
russlouky 5 months ago
Nice work! We have loads of them at the feeders. They were shy but their thirst got the better of their fear and I was able to get some good images.
MrHamburgerHelper 6 months ago
@MrHamburgerHelper
It is hard to get good shots until you can get the hummers used to you. They will stay around and ignore the cameras after they are used to seeing you around.
russlouky 6 months ago
Happy Hour for both bird and people.
PantheraAtrox 7 months ago
@PantheraAtrox You got that right. LOL
russlouky 7 months ago
I have lots of hummingbirds visiting my 8 feeders everyday. There are 4X8oz, then 4X32oz. And they drink until all feeders empty every day.
I love to feed them so much, but this July (summer started on 23rd June), I will go for vacation, will come back in November. I am thinking to purchase lots of 72oz and and fill it, so they can last. Is this a good idea? Please tell me what to do, as I don't want to let them down, and there is nobody I can depend on while I'm away.
halim181276 7 months ago
@halim181276 Hi, Your adult hummingbirds except the moms that might be nesting will move on to another location. If there are babies in a nest nearby I hope your neighbors have feeders that will provide a food source for the adult females with babies and everything will be fine. If you are not leaving until the end of July most nesting will be over by then (assuming you have Ruby-throated Hummingbirds). Adding more feeders is not practical. Hummingbirds will find food nearby or move on.
russlouky 7 months ago
excellent filming !
gliese581d 7 months ago
Great video. I love hummingbirds, they come to nest in the trees around my house every year, but this year in particular there seems to be an abundance. Not as many as you have though. =}
Raelsatu 8 months ago
@Raelsatu Thanks, I wish I had as many hummingbirds yearly as I did in 2006 and 2007. I may reach 20 to 30 during migration in a normal year.
russlouky 8 months ago
@russlouky Wow that's quite alot. Since I've been living in northern Maine, we've had 2-4 each each migration, and this year around 10 as far as I can tell. One of my favorite things about them is that they'll feed even if you're right in front of them. And this video looked like an incredible time with so many of them darting around at once.
Raelsatu 8 months ago
Amazing Pictures.
FHS382 8 months ago
@FHS382 -- Thanks, it is nice to know the video is enjoyed.
russlouky 8 months ago
i wonder how they have sex
insane569 9 months ago
@insane569 Good question which I certainly don't know the answer to but it has to be touch and go.
russlouky 9 months ago
Great Video. I couldn't help notice the hummingbird feeding from a blue flower. So I guess it's not a hard rule that they only go to red flowers. Its interesting the way they prefer to wash. Its probably dangerous for them to go in standing water. My video pales in comparison but it was exciting just to be able to get it on video.
Thanks
tmc200527 9 months ago
@tmc200527 Hi, hummingbirds love Black & Blue Salvia, Brazilian Sage (blue or purple),
Cigar Plants, Argentina Skies and other non-red blooms as long as they have nectar.
russlouky 9 months ago
My cat really loved this video. She had me play it for her 5 times.
tunghoy 10 months ago
@tunghoy I know what you mean. Our cat will swat the screen trying to get the hummingbirds.
russlouky 10 months ago
Omg! It sounds like a bee! It ate right out of ur hand! WOw
Melinda2010sunshine 10 months ago
What amazing little bundles of energy! And such healthy appetites for such tiny birds! Why, the one at 7:08 just couldn't wait! He was so hungry he pushed that other bird right off the feeder! And the one on the hand-held feeder at 8:35 got chased off with a big loud WHOOSH!
I also like that nice close-up of the bird's face you got at 2:38-2:50. I can tell how much you love these little birds and your hobby, and I appreciate you giving us a chance to enjoy them with you!
iswc27 11 months ago
Humming Birds are so cute and beautiful. <3 You're so lucky to have so many, and get so close to them as well! We used to get them a lot where we lived, but we've moved away and I don't know if they get them here. It's nice though, to see videos like this on youtube!
Felailah 1 year ago
@Felailah Thank you.
russlouky 1 year ago
Every time I had a hummingbird feeder I had to get rid of it beacuse wasps would swam around it any suggestions?
Echo19Delta 1 year ago
@Echo19Delta If you have ant problems it is real easy to deal with. Just get an ant moat which you keep water in just above the feeder and ants will not be a problem. Problems with bees, yellowjackets or wasps is a different story. I know of one way to make it hard for them to get to the sugar water and that is a saucer type feeder where the food is below the feeding ports and they can't reach the food. All other feeders that have the food above the feeding ports will attract the pests.
russlouky 1 year ago
amazing
catalinux007leiro 1 year ago
@catalinux007leiro Thanks, it is great to know people enjoy hummingbirds and my hobby.
russlouky 1 year ago
@Thunderbolt1000T My home is in PRP and the other location I have feeders/flowers is Riverside, The Farnsley-Moremen Landings. I just saw 4 hummingbirds at Farnsley this morning. I am down to 2 or 3 here at the house.
russlouky 1 year ago
Beautiful
Ma3Hu1 1 year ago
Fabulous!! We only have 2 feeders out, but will add more for spring! I didn't know we could place so close together.
Thank You for a great video
a1minx 1 year ago
@a1minx Thanks and all places I know that have a lot of hummingbirds have their feeders hanging across a carport, porch, deck or something similar.
russlouky 1 year ago
great video. im mostly a jackass on youtube, but even i can respect nature and take pleasure in watching its awesomeness :D
crapatitus 1 year ago
@crapatitus Thanks and I am glad you enjoy nature.
russlouky 1 year ago
Very cool. I love my hummers. I have one young one who will feed out of the feeder while I am holding it. He comes to me when I'm indoors and looks at me through the screen when the feeder is empty or the bird bath needs more water. They are starting to head south for the winter. I'll miss them until next Spring.
TeresaTango 1 year ago
@TeresaTango It is neat when they hover and stare in the door as if to say I am not afraid of you.
russlouky 1 year ago
Most excellent video the shots at1:57-2:31 is the most amazing i've ever seen of a hummingbird.Thanks for posting this video.
hammer44head 1 year ago
@hammer44head Thanks for the comment and I will have to check those minutes to refresh my memory.
russlouky 1 year ago
I just saw one in my back yard today such awesome animals they seem surreal.
ytscreenname 1 year ago
Unbelieveable...this video is incredible. Thank you for sharing!!
TisEyerish 1 year ago
@TisEyerish Thank you for commenting. Enjoy your hummingbirds.
russlouky 1 year ago
This is an incredible video. What part of the country was this taken in and what time of the year?
marthabishop1 1 year ago
Hi, these clips are from May through September 2007 and all were shot in Louisville, Kentucky. If you enjoyed these clips google Russ Thompson Hummingbirds and vist my website - many photos, videos, etc.
russlouky 1 year ago
I have just begun to start feeding my birds. I live in the Raleigh, NC area, and have about 4-6 birds that visit my feeders. I have 3 feeders out, and have noticed that there is one bird that seems to run all the others off. Does it make any difference if the nectar is red, or clear?
SCUBAJAY316 1 year ago
Hi, I suggest you only use clear sugar water and there is absolutely no reason to add color to the food. The feeders have red on them and the hummers will find the feeder. It is normal for all hummingbirds to attempt to own your feeders, flowers, etc. It is their way of staying in shape and enables them to fly all the way to Central America for the winter. When you have lots of hummers, they are smart enough to share the feeders and when you only have a few they will fight (nature)
russlouky 1 year ago
@lesliekaner
ust wondering how long it takes to recieve your dvd? I purchased thru paypal a couple of weeks ago-- i'm in the US. thanks for any info on the approx arrival date
lesliekaner-
lesliekaner 1 year ago
@lesliekaner Sorry, this is the first I have heard about the dvd and paypal and there is no record of payment at paypal because I don't have it set up with paypal as an option. Visit my site and read how to order from there - email from my site if there is a problem.
russlouky 1 year ago
@russlouky
sorry wrong person for video-- sorry for the inconvenience/trouble. But thanks for getting back to me...I'm now in the right direction- cheers!
lesliekaner 1 year ago
@lesliekaner - Thanks and I have a 74 minute DVD of hummingbirds doing what hummingbirds do for sale at my site. Please visit my site and preview the DVD - you will love it. Just google( Russ Thompson Hummingbirds ) to view my site called Enjoyable Hummingbirds
russlouky 1 year ago
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lesliekaner 1 year ago
What time of the year does this happen? Also when you say sugar water do you mean you just add sugar to the water you give them or you can actually buy sugar water?
pin9y 1 year ago
@pin9y - I get most of my hummers during August through Octtober because of the new babies that were born and the migrating hummers that pass through my yard.
Make your own sugar water. Use 4 parts water and one part table sugar to make the sugar water they need. Don't make it any weaker than 4 to 1 but you can make it as strong as 3 to 1 during migration and it won't hurt the hummers at 3 to 1 (three parts water and one part table sugar)
russlouky 1 year ago
lucky, i live in the atlantic reigon.
ultimatefaith2 1 year ago
@ultimatefaith2 - We are lucky to get the Ruby-throated Hummingbird to vist our Atlantic region
russlouky 1 year ago
THis is awesome I want to get a hummingbird water feeder now. Do you put sugar water in it?
flyingtorpedo 1 year ago
@flyingtorpedo Yes you need to use sugar water made of 4 parts water mixed with 1 part sugar
russlouky 1 year ago
AWESOME VIDEO - ALWAYS WONDERED WHERE THEY BUILD THEIR NESTS AND WHAT THE NEST LOOKED LIKE - THANKS
jvix333 1 year ago
Thanks so much for the great vid Russ!!!
suzbailey23 1 year ago
@suzbailey23 Thanks for the comment - it is great to know people enjoy the video.
russlouky 1 year ago
This is an amzing video of hummingbirds close up!!
KennyTraveling 1 year ago
@KennyTraveling Thanks for the comment.
russlouky 1 year ago
Muito lindos!!Belo vídeo!
siostrowski 1 year ago
@siostrowski Thank You!
russlouky 1 year ago
I Love Humming Birds and this video is just amazing. Thank you so much for sharing this.
LadyRedRocker2 1 year ago
@LadyRedRocker2 Thank you for the comment.
russlouky 1 year ago
I thought my video was great through my window . That is amazing how close you got. Those are amazing videos
Firebirdking61 1 year ago
@Firebirdking61 Thanks for the comment and hummingbirds are a joy to watch.
russlouky 1 year ago
Wonderful, I could watch this all day!
applesbeenhere 1 year ago
This is awesome. I will be putting up more feeders for sure this year.. thank you so much.. made my morning.
Secretdesigncreation 1 year ago
Great footage !!
ezziboo 1 year ago
Sehr schön anzusehen, aber es wimmelt ja auch dort von Vögeln.
Slowico 2 years ago
Great shots - even got a nest, too! :-)
jcmegabyte 2 years ago
ok..so I live in Manchester, New Hampshire..today is 9-24-09. My regular hummers are gone today! I'll leave my feeder up..I usually get a few visitors, but I am missing them already. Waiting for their return next spring!!!
kenstcyr 2 years ago
Beautiful! Love the one taking his bath! So cuuute! I love hummers! :)
BellaD99 2 years ago
We have two hummingbird feeders in our back yard and had wondered why one was used more than the other. After watching closely for over 1 week we finally noticed that the one feeder was watched and protected (Henry as I call the little Hummer sits on small fastner stub from our hardware cloth about 5-8 feet from the feeder) I now notice that he whows up about 8:00 AM and will be there all day and not let anyother hummer get close to the feeder or eat from it.
bobthehomepro 2 years ago
Thanks for filming and posting this amazing video! We live in No. Va and only have 3-4 a year, but we really look forward to seeing them!
MamaPalma 2 years ago
Best YouTube video ever. The hummingbirds at my feeder are so territorial. Can't imagine this many. Crazy.
sethdove9 2 years ago
hummingbirds are wonderful and interesting animals. their humming kinda calms me. thanks for the video. five stars.
BOTFA111 2 years ago
This is wonderful to watch. I have just come into the world of hummers. I put a feeder next to my window. I then put a second one out because I have one that keeps chasing the others away. I feel sorry for the others. Any suggestions?
nmocco1 2 years ago
My husband has counted 21, but I've only got to 17. This is the first year we put feeders out. They have given us hours of enjoyment.
Thank you for posting this. Awesome!
menana2u 2 years ago
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missouricoscarelli 2 years ago
Super footage!
scw1217 2 years ago
Thank You
russlouky 2 years ago
one ruby throut has a nest in my front yard.. really crazy how small it is..
pbdude725 2 years ago
It is so much fun. Where are you living. I have only two hummingbirds this summer but they have given me so many wonderful videos. I am in Waxahachie, Tx. from Waldo
odlaw18 2 years ago
I have never seen a hummingbird take a bath like that! Too cute!
stacer00004 2 years ago
2:12 so cute!!!
NickJ56 2 years ago
The past couple days a ruby-throated hummingbird has been flying up and sitting on our clothes line!
dsdfsdsddfs 2 years ago
BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU FOR POSTING
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lezlieridlondjb 2 years ago
these are some beautiful birds! thank you for posting!
nunvikingsofthesea 2 years ago
One of the coolest things I have ever seen! I have 1 small Hummingbird feeder and am thrilled when I get 1 Hummingbird at a time coming for a drink. This is amazing! You have done a fabulous job!
ljvalko 2 years ago
Wow... awesome.
isoblah 2 years ago
i guess that takes care of mosquitos :D
sourmanofcoal 2 years ago
I once was standing by a feeder in hopes of getting a close up of these birds, and I waited long enough, a few flew up to drink from the feeder.
Awesome, one was like 8 inches from my face and you can feel the wind from his wings!
It's so cool how they fly out a few feet to check on other birds in the area, and then fly back in to drink.
Funny how some are territorial, chase some others away from that feeder.
The bird who was 8 inches from did not seen to mind me right at the feeder.
EdmDude 2 years ago
I have been there and it is really neat to be that close.
russlouky 2 years ago
bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
PrincessPearl33 2 years ago
The sound of hummers - nothing better!
russlouky 2 years ago
Wow! Beautiful, breathtaking video.
jml418 2 years ago
Thanks for the kind words JM - please share this link with your friends
russlouky 2 years ago
man .. great vid.
jeff4304 2 years ago
Thanks Jeff
russlouky 2 years ago
I love Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds! They're so pretty!
breenah559 2 years ago
Beautiful. Love the videos after the 7 minute mark. A swarm of hummers!
zenonko 2 years ago
holy shit these things fly really fast, and flaps like over 9000 times a second
Bloodybodyskater 2 years ago
it's only 50 times a second, still extremely fast though
missliz06 2 years ago
it's closer to 70 and yes that is extremely fast : )
Leadman1989 2 years ago
lovely video!
5 out of 5!
if i could rate it higher i would do so
erikmann 2 years ago
Great job. Wonderful, Wonderful. It is so much fun to have a hobby like this. If you have time take a look at mine feeding from my mouth. Thanks again for a wonderful video, you did a great job.
odlaw18 2 years ago
When I start getting them they stay - to me that means I don't get any migrating north. In August is when I get the southern migration. I only have 4-10 during April thru July and 30-50 Aug-Sep
russlouky 2 years ago
i wrapped red t shirts around the poles i keep my feeders on, and it seems to work in attracting them
been several days since i hung mine, and they are constant visitors during the daylight hours. probably the same birds. i imagine they have taken up residence here now
erikmann 2 years ago
Absolutely brilliant. Obviously a labour of love. Well done and thank you for sharing this with us.
LessAmbivalent 2 years ago
Thanks it is my retirement hobby and I do enjoy it.
russlouky 2 years ago
This is probably the most amazing video I have seen! You did one hell of a job!!!
daddyofdamac 2 years ago
Thank You!
russlouky 2 years ago
This site is AWESOME;Thank-You for the opprotunity to come here,I have yet to put my feeders up ,but have a question before I do .I had such trouble with bees at my feeders.,They were so bad I would have to hose off the feeders to fill them ,and so many bees inside the feeder I noticed they seem to run off my Hummers ,any input on solving this problem would be appreciated
livinlarge18 2 years ago
I replied to this and it must not have been added. Bees are tough to do anything about. I have read these two suggestions 1 no yellow on your feeder 2 feeder that will not let sugar water splash upon the port (flower) the saucer type of feeder
russlouky 2 years ago
this is amazing how you feed them from your hands
i have 3 feeders out in different areas of the yard, and within 10 minutes of hanging them yesterday, i had my first visitors..man were they hungry!!
erikmann 2 years ago
Thanks - I don't have any hummers as of today 4/12 but feeders are up.
russlouky 2 years ago
oh thanks a lot for your reply :)
I will continue to give sugar 1 cup of sugar and 4 cups of water...
God bless you and your love to the hummingbirds...I am sure that everytime that you are caring them, God is smiling :D
mariarulli 2 years ago
Really sweet and lovely...
Is very blessed to have so good friends around...:)
Tell me what do you put inside a water that they love so much like this to come there to drink the water ?
I used to put sugar, but someone told me that is not good to hummingbirds...
Thanks for the images...
God bless you
Maria from Brazil
mariarulli 2 years ago
Hi Maria, Someone mistakenly gave you the wrong advice. Sugar is the only thing you add to water to make food for hummingbirds. 1 cup of sugar and 4 cups of water is what you want to use - do not add any other ingredients to the mixture. That produces nectar close to what they get from flowers. For feeder feeding red colored food is not necessary.
russlouky 2 years ago
Yes it was hard to take her in but I did it. I am waiting for them to call me back with some kind of status. She was almost dead when I found her and after 24 hrs. of feeding she was 75% better. I hope they fix her wing & foot.
klos1971 2 years ago
cool video.. I rescued one yesterday on my driveway! she has a hurt wing and foot. To see the video search: klos1971
there are 5 video's of her
klos1971 2 years ago
Thanks for taking the hummer to get the help it needed. Rehabbers can help with broken wings, legs, etc.
russlouky 2 years ago
Wow we get mabye 5 near us but at some parts you had like 25 and I would be scared to go outside haha. Very amazing.
cameraman54321 2 years ago
It was a thrill to have all the hummers around for southern migration. I would like to have that many all summer.
russlouky 2 years ago
These are beautiful clips. Hummingbirds are fearless. Thanks for sharing them.
1wolfwolfgang 2 years ago
love your site, the videos, everything! have loved HBs since I was about 8 years old; now I"m 60. this is absolutely amazing. I've shared your website with lots of other HB lovers! keep up the good work!
Deborah
DeborahKaydk 2 years ago
Thanks for sharing my site with others - that is the only way people know about it. I am glad you visited and enjoyed your visit.
russlouky 2 years ago
Our hummingbirds came back. And I'm happier than ever.
CipherADF01 2 years ago
Great! It won't be long until we get our ruby-throats back.
russlouky 2 years ago
what were they drinking
vincelover8 3 years ago
Clear sugar water is the only food I normally use. In the palm feeding I chose to use store bought red hummingbird food mix. It only took a few times using red and then I went to plain sugar water and it still visited my hand. I don't know of any absolute proof that the red store bought food mix is harmful but I choose to use plain sugar water because it is much cheaper.
russlouky 3 years ago
Please give me some clues of what I can do to increase the birds. We have hanging plants, colorfull bushes, (butterfly & others) and have feeders... there is a good amount activity on hot days 3-4 birds every 5-10 minutes and less on cooler days. They seem very timid when there is movement by us, but if we sit next to the feeders and don't move, they will come right up to the feeders. As soon as we move, even just a little they fly away. Again a great video....Please respond back.
richardb452 3 years ago
You described their behavior exactly. They are afraid of any motion, they have great vision and they will leave instantly. The more you have the braver they are. They will accept you sitting perfectly still around them until you move. Clean feeders, fresh sugar water and a variety of flowers are what we can provide for them. Trees and water will help them choose to stay around. (Salvias, Sages, Lantanas, Coral Honeysuckles, Cypress Vines, Cardinal Climbers Vines, Bee Balm & Lobelia Cardinalis)
russlouky 3 years ago
Thanks. Maybe we don't live in a migrating zone and will only get a few each year.
richardb452 3 years ago
Dear russlouky: This is a great video. How do you get so many h birds. We live in Maryland and get about 3 to 4 a year at my 3 feeeders and love to sit on the deck and watch them. The hotter the days the more activity we get but it's nothing like you have. We get 3-4 chasing each other and 2 at a time feeding with the 3rd buzzing around. It's our summer entertainment. Please give me some clues of what I can do to increase the birds around my house. Another paragraph will follow this one.
richardb452 3 years ago
no i know why its called a humming bird, cuz it flaps its wings so fast its humming,
DUh im stupid
Poprocks2795 3 years ago
I saw my first hummingbird today. At first I thought it was a large bug, but then I saw it was a hummingbird! I was really excited!
bjalexandria 3 years ago
Keep that feeder up with fresh food and you may have him/her for a few days or weeks.
russlouky 3 years ago
Beautiful!! Will ck out your website, also. We have a ruby throated that was so possessive of our 2 feeders we call him Rowdy. However, a youngster (greenish-brown) has seemed to hold his own & taken over for the most part. We'll plant some lantana & get more feeders for next season. Thanx for such a wonderful video.
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kdashy7 3 years ago
I love the humingbird as it was my grandmothers favorite too.... she used to sit by her window in her rocking chair and just wait anxiously for them to come and feed.... I myself, have what I call a bird sanctuary at our camp site but not near as beautiful as yours.... my hubby makes sure all the little creatures are well fed ... I am not sure how to post my videos.... I am a newbie so can use some help or tips as to how to do it. Thank you for sharing! Jeanette
154happycamper 3 years ago
I used to be scared of hummingbirds because I thought they were huge bugs!!!
bananaPLEASE 3 years ago
Me too. I thought they were wasps or bumblebees.
DeadRaymanWalking 3 years ago
ME TOO!!!!
petlover345 3 years ago
Awesome, video, thanks for sharing.
72se 3 years ago
Awesome video! one question tho, how do you keep the bees away?
ndsturgn 3 years ago
Hi,
You can't keep honey bees away - they love sugar water. Wasp, yellow jackets, hornets and carpenter bees I just shoot with a water bottle everytime they land on the feeder while I am photographing. When I am not photographing I hope the feeders I am using will not allow most bees to reach the sugar water and that really helps. Bees are attracted to yellow more than some other colors and a feeder without yellow ports helps. Last,try relocating the feeders and the Hummingbirds will find them.
russlouky 3 years ago
put a little bit of olive oil around the spouts of the feeders. bees don't like the scent of the olive oil, but it doesn't bother the hummingbirds.
this footage is amazing! i want that to be my back yard. :)
panfrieda 3 years ago
This is really amazing, I have never gotton a humming bird to do this by it feeding in your hand! I named my humming birds that come around every june and august, Rose which is all red, Red Neck which has a red neck and Jayd that is all green, and Chester which had orange on his brest,
gebby2008 3 years ago
just awesome!!! thanks - you gave me some pointers as well.. gr8 video!
thejedshed 3 years ago
Wonderful video--thanks.
I just put up two feeders in June and had a hummingbird that very day. A mother who was feeding young.
I now have at least 5, counting the mother-4 of her fledglings and a male who I believe is responsible for all the youngins!
What a wonderful and inexpensive hobby-- as long as folks know to KEEP THE FEEDERS CLEAN!
Anyway-thanks for your wonderful videos.
Can you tell me how you got that male to almost eat out of you hand? Mine are still quite skiddish of me.
vickilovesboxers 3 years ago
Thanks, it is good to know people enjoy the videos and please visit my website e-hummingbirds. com
russlouky 3 years ago
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. =) They're so cute when they bathe. Btw, what type of hummingbird is shown at 2:31-2:55?
siminona 3 years ago
All Hummingbirds in my videos are Ruby-throated adult males & females or Ruby-throated immature males & females. The one in that particular time slot is an immature male. He was born a few months earlier and is starting to show red on his throat, and still has the white tips on his tail feathers in the video. This summer (2008) when he returned to the USA he was an adult male with the red throat and no white tips on his tail feathers. Who knows, he may be one of the adult males here at my house.
russlouky 3 years ago
how many flaps do the do one second?
SamPhan96 3 years ago
50 plus times per second - in some cases much faster - such as the male doing his U shape flight to impress the female. Check out my website e-hummingbirds for links to sites that give lots of information on Hummingbirds.
russlouky 3 years ago
3:30 haha----looks like petrol-station LOL :D
funkydonkey11051989 3 years ago
i too very much enjoy hummingbird and have 4 and i am wondering how do yours not fight all the hummingbirds at my house are very agressive except for mates and at other people's houses i have been to they also fight and 2nd how did you attract so many i can obviously tell you have been feeding for years and the birds trust you
tyleriscoolx3 3 years ago
Hummingbirds will always chase/fight because it is their God given instinct which keeps them in great shape. They could never survive the long hard flight they endure each migration if they weren't exactly like they are. The fewer you have the more they fight. They think they are chicken hawks. LOL
I have many feeders up and clean with fresh food & many flowers they love all over my backyard.
russlouky 3 years ago
Wow, that's amazing. There are so many!
scw1217 3 years ago
Wow! And I am excited about my three....LOL
bessatuna 3 years ago
wow they sure fly fast!
airsoftsister 3 years ago
That is absolutely amazing. I didn't know that what you did here was even possible.
411show 3 years ago
russlouky, I must say I admire this privilege that you have and at the same time envy you to a certain extent. I live in the Caribbean and have been able to attract only 4 species to my 2 and sometimes 3 feeders. NEVER have I gotten a chance to feed any from my hands. You are certainly inspiring me to give it a try though. :) Thanks for sharing this awesome composition.
ameenatt 3 years ago 2
wow! I wish I had one hummer and you have dozens!
They certainly dont seem afraid of you. Are they as trusting as they appear, or is it that they know you and are comfortable around you?
karenjoymc 3 years ago
It is their natural instinct to be afraid of people. After hours of seeing me video taping, photographing, putting out feeders with fresh food and enjoying all the plants I have for them, they decide "that old man is not going to harm us" LOL
So far this summer none of them have made that decision and I await the newborns because they are not afraid of anything. All Hummingbirds are braver during southern migration because their instinct tells them to fill up every chance they get.
russlouky 3 years ago