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I put one of the trailcams (this is a CY65) at one of my hummer feeders, and at 7 this morning, this cute young man came. You can tell that he is young because he has just one red feather coming in yet. Keep feeders clean and up, all the travelers will be happy to find food. (1 part regular sugar, 4 parts water)
The most elusive and undecided hummingbird visited today. Little man just could not decide to dine anywhere! (These are three different cams, the Birdsy, the CY65 trailcam by Ceyomur and the Birdfy Hum.) I hope he returns tomorrow and actually sits down.
September brought a Hummerine in the evening <3. Towards the end, you can hear a baby Cardi getting dinner too. There was also a hummer on the Allura feeder, maybe this one sticks around for a couple of days so I can get some more clips and photos. (This is the Netvue Hum Feeder.)
Finally a male hummingbird yesterday! And the Birdfy hummer cam recorded him. Activity is still super low but their babies should start coming to feeders soon… There is still time to enter my Instagram giveaway of a feeder like this!
Sound on for the vroom! Hummingbirds are around but must still be nesting because activity is still low. I am happy to have cameras on my feeders, so I don't miss any visits. Usually things pick up here mid-July into September, and I am ready!
As temperatures rise, more hummingbirds show up. Make sure your nectar and feeders are fresh & clean. 1 part white sugar and 4 parts water is all you need. I love how this female chose the Allura feeder, and how she prefers one side 😃 Stay cool and hydrated!
The vrooooom has returned, hummingbirds are back 😍 May and June activity has been low here in recent years but I have several feeders out and hope things will pick up this season.
This is from early September but I never edited or posted it. I thought it was so cute how she sat there, looking around, sipping nectar. The music worked perfectly with this too, she's almost bopping along. Looks a bit muddy because it was getting dark.
nature is abundantly full of seeds, grains and fruit of all sorts. This and the fact that fall migration has begun makes for slim pickings when it comes to birdwatching at the moment, at least here. There is hardly any visitor apart from some MoDos, a bunch of Blue Jays and the occasional hummingbird. A good time for some maintenance and preps for the colder weather. Livecams will be down for a couple of days, and here are some recent hummers to hold you over. Happy September!
about not seeing much hummingbird activity this season, but I am happy to report that things have changed a bit in this last week. The feeders are getting visited quite frequently and by several individuals. You can watch them in the livestream section on my website or on birdsy.com. I am also trying to snap some photos too though, and here are two from yesterday.
They are so few this year, I am extra happy about every single sighting. And I love it that they keep choosing this feeder. Listen to the little noises ❤️Happy Monday, everyone!
has continued the trend from previous years, being very slow. I do not know the reason, we have flowers growing, lots of habitat, water, no pesticides, you name it. I used to see them regularly for several years, and now I don’t. They have been absent all season, and now in August I get glimpses. This may be the only photo I get this year. I miss them. I used to see them from May until September. I know others have similar experiences, and I hope they somehow can recover, this is not normal. Good thing is, it looks like this one got plenty of flower juice, judging by the pollen on the beak.
It has been a sad season for hummingbirds so far but look who came today! And to the Allura feeder to boot ❤️ i am livestreaming this camera, and hopefully there will be some more visits coming up.
I have put out the pretty Allura feeder again, and yesterday in the evening as a late surprise for my birthday, a Rubythroated Hummingbird came to visit. He needs to figure out how to sit down but I am sure he will learn. (I am livestreaming this camera in my channel on birdsy.com. The feeder is made by Perla: www.allurafeeders.com.)
Hummingbirds are back too. This cute little man came over today, checking out the perimeters.
very confusing, especially when you are just starting with birdwatching. They have the coolest patterns and colorations going on, and I have to say they are one of my favorites to see. It is fantastic that it is possible to see them even into fall. The calendar birds for August, September and October are teens. There’s a Rubythroated Hummingbird with just the first parts of the gorget appearing, a juvenile Cowbird morphing into adult plumage, and a teen Cardinal, still with lots of baby feathers and the characteristic brown beak.
