Hey Audie!! Hummers!!

Cool. My daughter said she saw one out our kitchen window the other day. I've only seen that weird hummingbird moth from a couple weeks ago.

While walking Maggie the other night at dusk, I could swear I saw a bat, but then again, with my eyesight, it coulda just been one of those moths! But, there are bat houses in the park where we walk.

While walking Maggie the other night at dusk, I could swear I saw a bat, but then again, with my eyesight, it coulda just been one of those moths! But, there are bat houses in the park where we walk.

Come to KY, DD! We have LOTS of bats. Every night at dusk- I love them 'cause they eat the skeeters! We sit on the deck and watch them crazy fly! ANd hope their sonar is working so they don't run into us.

Come to KY, DD! We have LOTS of bats. Every night at dusk- I love them 'cause they eat the skeeters! We sit on the deck and watch them crazy fly! ANd hope their sonar is working so they don't run into us.

There was a great article in last week's Dallas paper about bats in the hill country (around Austin). I think we may plan a trip down in late Sept. There are several million that fly every night and then return in the early morning at several areas down there. I like 'em too--can't eat too many skeeters for me!!

Mr. Mango and I sat at the lake last night at sunset, and there were a ton of bats swimmig around the lake. I never saw that many in one place. I used to have a family that lived under my shingles, and I could hear them squeek sometimes during the day. The only thing I didn't like was cleaning the bat turds :funn:

I read somewhere that sone hummingbirds migrate the furthest than any other bird. Also, DD, if you put a feeder, they will come back next year to it. They remember. I don't use feeders because they attracted too many ants.
I use red flowers since they like those. If you use a feeder, I read that putting oil on the string or pole helps, but I can't recall.

Our hummingbird population has declined dramatically over the past years, along with the monarchs and other butterfly species. I suspect that our city's continued mosquito spray campaign is to blame. Twice in the past three years I found dead hummingbirds in my front yard.

Our hummingbird population has declined dramatically over the past years, along with the monarchs and other butterfly species. I suspect that our city's continued mosquito spray campaign is to blame. Twice in the past three years I found dead hummingbirds in my front yard.

Oh, I hate that. I love hummingbirds. Both my feeders stay empty as I do not know how many birds hit them though. Last year I was seeing 4 at a time and one hummingbird would perch on a limb and guard the feeder and anytime any other hummingbirds would try to drink from it that one bird would swoop down and run them off. This year I have two out, one way around the house hanging on my front porch and the one on the side porch. That way the hummers cannot guard both.

DD,
I've got baby Turk's Caps you can have. Hummingbirds love it. If you're not familiar, the plant gets big, 4 to 5 feet around here, will tolerate sun to shade, and has red flowers that look like an unopened hibiscus bloom. If you've got these flowers in your yard, you'll get hummungbirds! They love them.
Let me know if you want any.

Are you getting rain? We're getting sprinkles and the temp dropped 20 degrees! :clap_1:

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DD,
I've got baby Turk's Caps you can have. Hummingbirds love it. If you're not familiar, the plant gets big, 4 to 5 feet around here, will tolerate sun to shade, and has red flowers that look like an unopened hibiscus bloom. If you've got these flowers in your yard, you'll get hummungbirds! They love them.
Let me know if you want any.

Are you getting rain? We're getting sprinkles and the temp dropped 20 degrees! :clap_1:

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Rita, you're such a doll! I have tons of Turk's Cap in the back yard. Just thought I'd give them a little added incentive to hang around with the feeder. It's blooming like crazy now--would do even better with some rain! Just had sprinkles here and one big boom of thunder. Temps did drop some. mr. dd said we had a micro burst-- mr. dd sometimes makes things up.

i adore my hummers, wish i had more of them. mom and pop live in the country and i counted 19 down there last weekend - bat turds !!! i changed my feeders sunday a.m. and had 2 birds on one feeder, and a 3rd bird trying to chase the other 2 off - haven't seen that before. mr.audie's mom is supposed to give me a start or two of her trumpet vine which attracts the birds too.

i adore my hummers, wish i had more of them. mom and pop live in the country and i counted 19 down there last weekend - bat turds !!! i changed my feeders sunday a.m. and had 2 birds on one feeder, and a 3rd bird trying to chase the other 2 off - haven't seen that before. mr.audie's mom is supposed to give me a start or two of her trumpet vine which attracts the birds too.

beware the trumpet vine....i have tons of that too. can't get rid of the stuff...it's everywhere!! haven't minded too much though because of the hummers...they do seem to love it.

i'm wanting it to grow all along the privacy fence in back, his mom says that definitely won't be a problem !

i'm wanting it to grow all along the privacy fence in back, his mom says that definitely won't be a problem !

oh, no, it won't be a problem. it's actually, kind of pretty, but very agressive...of course the same could be said of a couple of people I know

i'll take that as a compliment !

i'll take that as a compliment !

I would never say you were agressive. i was thinking more about a couple of people I work with.

I would never say you were agressive. i was thinking more about a couple of people I work with.

hmm, you probably shouldn't talk to the technicians where i work then.... seems people don't like it when you make them do their jobs - why is that ?

hmm, you probably shouldn't talk to the technicians where i work then.... seems people don't like it when you make them do their jobs - why is that ?

it's odd huh? I don't have that problem, cause I'm the only one in my department. glad I don't have people reporting to me--I've got enough issues of my own!

beware the trumpet vine....i have tons of that too. can't get rid of the stuff...it's everywhere!! haven't minded too much though because of the hummers...they do seem to love it.

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We have trumpet vine at our Denver house, and yes, the hummers liked it, and yes, it is aggressive--we had tendrils of it coming up in our basement!

When I saw this thread title I thought it was about SUVs.;-)

We have bats here at Port St Joe and I am always happy to see them flitting about--dragonflies as well. The mosquitos are not that bad where we are and I like to think it's because of the bats and dragonflies.

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We have trumpet vine at our Denver house, and yes, the hummers liked it, and yes, it is aggressive--we had tendrils of it coming up in our basement!

When I saw this thread title I thought it was about SUVs.;-)

We have bats here at Port St Joe and I am always happy to see them flitting about--dragonflies as well. The mosquitos are not that bad where we are and I like to think it's because of the bats and dragonflies.

These thread titles can be so deceiving sometimes......

Love bats, love dragonflies, trumpet vine.....not so much. I can totally believe it was coming up in your basement. I found it coming through an upstairs window--which was, btw, locked and screened!

the bane of our existence here is morning glory. it is impossible to kill, believe me we have tried ! it would grow on solid concrete !

Hey Audie, after reading dd and cil's experiences w/trumpet vine maybe you better rent this old movie before you do anything drastic!



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Hey Audie, after reading dd and cil's experiences w/trumpet vine maybe you better rent this old movie before you do anything drastic!




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