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Hummer feeding frenzy-vid

12 years ago

I captured this on 9-13. The thing is this is highly unusual for me to have this many this late in the season. Just when Im thinking its over here they come again. The bottom will soon fall out but not yet.

Here is a link that might be useful: migration frenzy

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jomuir
12 years ago
I can't believe how many hummers you've got at your feeders, that is a feeding frenzy!

I was excited to see ONE this week.

Am still intrigued by the triple stacker feeder you have in the background, where did you get it, or did you make it?
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hummersteve
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12 years ago
jomuir

I bought this triple decker back in march at lowes not knowing if I would need to use it or if hummers would go to it. I didnt even hang this feeder till august. There is actually 3 separate feeders holding 16oz each and you can use them singly or as needed. I have a small yard as you can maybe tell by my surroundings but I do have a 10-25 hummer garden plus potted plants and a few honeysuckles. Plus maybe my central indy location helps. But when hummers do stop they cant seem to ignore the TD.

As of last evening about 7pm I noticed 10 or 11 hummers sitting on the TD. The true test of knowing how many I have for that day is the period between 7-8pm. Last season at this time I was only seeing 3 or 4 hummers. Im enjoying each day that this hummer bonanza brings me. Im sure a week from now or less they will for the most part all be gone. My last sighting last season was sept 29th.
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