Rufous Hummingbird feeding frenzy
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Cute
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That's the same hummingbird feeder I bought today!
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Hungry Hungry Hummingbirds!
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awe little hummers
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wow thaiy must have a lot of birds thaire
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Wow what a cool video, I've never had so many hummers at one feeder, what a great specticle..thanks for your video... You have so many great shots! Kym
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what kinda liquid are you using? whats your mix? i would like to know so my humming birds can have this liquid drugs u have here since they love it so much
tjhall1000 3 weeks ago
@tjhall1000 I use 1:3 ratio sugar to water. Since I make so much at a time I use a gallon milk jug. 6 cups boiling water, 4 cups sugar, stir to dissolve, 6 cups cold water, stir, fill feeders with a funnel. Keep unused mix in the fridge. I use it for tea too. I wash my feeders with hot water and bleach. For mold I use a bent bottle brush to scrub it off the inside of the glass. I use a smaller bent brush to clean the base. I got my brushes from Harbour Freight in a multipak really cheap. :-)
alpinecone 3 weeks ago
@alpinecone that makes me wonder if its healthy for them lol, like flowers im sure gives yummy vitamins they need to live...so if they only feed off the sugar water... wouldnt they be losing important vitamins in there diet? idk im not a bird person so i wouldnt know lol
tjhall1000 2 weeks ago
@tjhall1000 They eat lots of bugs and pollen from flowers and trees too. That is why the feeders get so dirty. I have to scrub the bug guts off of the drinking ports. They always have dead bugs clinging to their beaks. Sometimes they are so covered in pollen that they looked like they rolled in it. They leave lots on the feeders too. That is why there are tubular flowers. In the spring we have snow until June and they eat bugs and pollen from the willows and vine maple.
alpinecone 6 days ago