>expectation: picrel>reality: a single fat fuck parks his ass on top of the feeder and assaults any other hummingbirds that approach
>>5143466Just put out multiple feeders spaced away from each other.
>>5143466>>5143480That's what I did. Originally only had one and it was pretty busy even though we never had more than one at a time. Ultimately what happened is that one would sit in the branches of a nearby lilac and the second another one showed up it would beat the shit out of it. It was kind of rad for a while but eventually I felt bad and got a second one to hang on the opposite end of the house. Harder to see but gets plenty of business and everyone's happy.
>>5143466>hehe, now this feeder is all mi-ACK!
>>5143466Thats the same hummingbird it moves so fast it has perfected shadow clone multi-form technique.
>>5143505htf is it even going to eat all that?
>>5143726Did you think humans were the only ones to get a bunch of food and let it spoil?
>>5143466when the migration wave hits, that one can't fight the others off anymore and then you get your pic
>>5143466Animals are selfish and aggressive, not communist
>>5143503My parents did this. Two feeders, opposite side of the house. You know what happened? Little fucker found a tree off to the side where it could watch both. Now it’s one bird, two feeders. Cheeky bastard.
>>5143994Mine get constant dogfighting all day, it’s great.
>>5143466You made the thread.So im going to blog post...I bought property in 2018.Innawoods shit.Put up some feeders.Hummingbirds showed up.>cool, just like back home.Next year I put up some more feeders.More birds.Did some research.>need to spread out feeders because males claim territory.Spread out feeders.More birds.Spread out feeders over 10 acres>shitload of birds.Sit on porch.>try to count individual birdsI had 120 birds (estimated)Then a hurricane hit the gulf at the start of migration.Then another hurricane mid migration.Then another.Wait to see spring...All gone.Spend 3 years rebuilding the colony.Then a direct hurricane hit mid breeding season.I have1 female at my feeders this year.
>>51442562 years ago (maybe more, its all a blur at this point)Start of the hummingbird season.Males come in first and about 2 weeks-ish later females start to show up.So im sitting on my porch.Its just the start of the season so I only put up 3 feeders (out of 30) because I figure theres no reason to do more for the first guys in because there's no fighting over resources.So im sitting there and hear "vvbbbb" behind me.I look over and see a female buzzing for like 5 seconds, then she bails.>cool, females are hereA minute later I hear the same noise and look over- same female. Same spot.I realize shes hovering under feeder hanger that ive had for years but didnt hang up that feeder yet.So I run inside, fill up a feeder and hang it in the maple..30 seconds later shes back and feeding.So if you dont understand what happened ill explain it.>this bird was hatched on my property>she had her favorite feeder >she flew 1500+ miles away for the winter>then she came back home>not just to "the state">not just to "the county">not just to "the property">not just to "THE TREE"SHE WENT BACK TO THE BRANCHI don't know to emphasize this more.Does anybody reading this understand hiw incredible this is??
>>5144269this was insanely heartwarming.
>>5144269i want to believe
>be me>go into work super early >walking through the empty parking lot at dawn >something big starts buzzing in front of my sleep deprived face >think its a humming bird for a second >then I notice the antenna >its a hummingbird moth >think how neat it is that I've gotten to see more than one of these in my life >big black shape swoops in and I feet a big whoosh of wind and squealing >moth is gone >turn head to see bat flying off Not strictly a hummingbird, but related and I don't get a chance to tell that story often.
>>5144277>>5144362100% true.When I realized there was no other explanation it was utterly mind boggling.Hummingbirds will reuse nests over multiple seasons also BTW.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SgkgHyShCbE
>>5144269Very cool anon.There's a Rufous hummingbird that comes by my place every spring- hangs out for a week or so, then moves on with his migration. Found him stuck in the shop this year, didn't have the presence of mind to snag a picture while he was in my hand. It's crazy how light they are.
>>5144558God I hate phoneposting, I made double sure that pic was right side up.
>>5144502Just wanted to share the hangar because its so weird how the tree absorbed it/grew around it.I put it there over a decade ago
>>5143466If anybody is curious about the OP issue-Its more than likely he has a Ruby Throated male staking out territory whereas his pic is a group of (Calliope?)http://www.hummingbirds.net/species.html
>>5144558>Found him stuck in the shopI was in the shop and boss had a side project. Wanted me to modify a boat trailer.>Specifics aren't important.But it involved a lot of grinding.So I rolled it over to the loading dock so I could just blow that shit outdoors because its a fucking mess.So im just grinding away.Ive got this beautiful fountain of red sparks just shooting out the door like its the newest attraction at the Bellagio.And I catch something out of the corner of my eye.Theres a hummingbird just hovering at the end of the sparks and staring at it as though hes thinking "OMG thats the biggest fucking flower I've ever seen! There must be soooo much nectar down there!!"He came back a few times to look but didnt come in or get hurt.Also:There was tons of gnats and shit in the yard which is annoying as fuck on the forklift (lazy boss job) and I told my boss "hey, hummingbird's main diet is small winged insects, the sugar water is just fuel so they can hunt" so he let me put feeders up in the yard. So thats why the ruby throated was there.
