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Capture some video of my birds this morning. All that "white noise" isn't bad audio--it's the birds flapping their wings.
I used about a 150 lbs of sugar last season; we'll see what I'll use for this one.
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@SharonC -
SO COOL! 🤗
I was able to increase the picture quality in the settings, but how can I make it full screen to enjoy on my laptop?
I can't take care of a Hummingbird feeder & have a very limited view of my yard, but I have seen one around - many songbirds, though. Unusual year... been more surprised by a huge increase in fireflies (💖), didn't really have fishflies (mayflies) this year & NO wasps/hornets - I'm ecstatic!
Appreciate you shared this - was wondering how it was going this year!
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@ELCBK you can go here to make it full screen:
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I usually have to spray a lot in the Spring for mosquitoes (and that takes care of the wasps & hornets, too), but it hasn’t been bad this year. I get a few yellow jackets at the feeders, but I just kill them by hand (not literally—I catch them in a bag & smash them)—don’t want to spray something that could hurt the birds.
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@SharonC -
Thanks!
Oh jeez, we ALWAYS have a ton of mosquitoes probably because of so many plants, shrubs & trees in our yard & around the neighborhood - plus wetlands nearby! Been through some terrible years of other pests - lucky this year. ...a lot of rain!
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Thats amazing Sharon! Crazy how many you have. Thinking this is a cool backyard space to sit and enjoy nature. we have a couple here and there probably on the way to your house! 🙂 but nothing like that. I remember last year maybe it was when you shared some and thinking then this would be something cool to get started. thanks for posting..enjoyed that
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Wow Sharon , love how you are taking care of the hummingbirds.. so kind !! I agree with Abitrusty, it’s a lovely back garden .. mine is really small and pokey !! You walk out the back door and get slapped in the face by a tree branch !! Thanks for posting hope you keep feeding the hummingbirds for many years to come !
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This is great Sharon. I don't have too many regulars at my feeder, but at my previous house I had dozens and I had to fill the feeder twice per day. They would make a lot of noise at my window when the feeder was empty. Before I hung the full feeder back up, I would fill a shot glass of nectar and stand outside and they would drink right from my hand. I have a photo somewhere of me petting one with my finger while it drank from my hand. They're coming to feed more frequently now - bulking up for their flight south soon. Love those little birds!
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Thanks, all-- Just wanted to share.
Everyone that comes to the house and sees them reacts the same way. I'll tell them I have a lot of hummingbirds, and they'll say, "oh, yeah, we get a few. . ." and then they see them--then they say "Oh my God! There are soooo many!"
@Grandpafiddle I have had them feed from my hand before--some of them are braver than others, and come right up to me as I'm changing out there feeders. Right now, I'm up to 6 quarts out a day. The most I've done in one day is 7 quarts (last year, in the beginning of September).
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