Hummingbirds video

[Smiling JOe]

That feature is fairly new, only a few months now.

 

[Ocean Lover]

Way to go Lady....that's really cool.

 

[audie]

i'm sitting outside right now watching my hummers thanks for the video lady !

 

[Lady D]

i'm sitting outside right now watching my hummers thanks for the video lady !

We went to the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, MS to see the hummingbirds today. There were many feeders out back of this 1800's home and they had a viewing room where you could sit and watch the birds feed on the feeders. Unfortunately you were not allowed out back where the feeders were to see the birds up close.

There were tents set up all over with hummingbird feeders for sale, books on hummingbirds. One tent had a hawk and an owl at their booth. I missed the 3:00 o'clock show at one tent with live bats. I wanted to see that. One had snakes and one had spiders. No thanks to those.

For those that don't know this about hummingbirds. If you do not see them feeding much during early spring it is because nesting time is between March and June.

This place we went to today sits on 2500 acres, and has 5 walking trails. We walked two of them. We got home today and there were around 10 hummers on our feeders out front. With three feeders full we still have two hummers trying to keep the other birds off of two of the other feeders. Talking about selfish. But that is their nature. They are getting better about sharing though. I've been seeing 4 on one of the feeders together. And more than two on one other feeder. Finally maybe they are learning to share somewhat.

 

[audie]

sounds like a neat place to go. i am very particular about my feeders, i won't buy them if they don't have a little place for the birds to sit while they drink. there are a lot of cute feeders out there tho....

 

[Lady D]

sounds like a neat place to go. i am very particular about my feeders, i won't buy them if they don't have a little place for the birds to sit while they drink. there are a lot of cute feeders out there tho....

It was nice. As we were walking along one of the nature trails we came upon some graves in the woods to the left of the path. They were on a little hill. But as for coming upon graves in the woods. Talking about creepy.

To the right of the path is a dried out creek bed. And I hear you about the feeders with places for them to sit. We have four and all have places for them to sit. We won't buy any other kind. The first few pictures were where this man was banding the birds. I definitely wanted to see that.

I definitely plan on going back next spring. But I will wait until after nesting season until around July.