On 7/19/2014 3:43 AM, gregz wrote:

> I never boiled it. I didn't put one out this year. Once you put it out, you
> feel obligated to keep it going. On my kitchen window, I had to freeze for
> a while, until they were done feeding.
>
> Greg
>
You don't have to stand still. They'll come back.

Jill

On 2014-07-21 9:30 AM, jmcquown wrote:

>> I never boiled it. I didn't put one out this year. Once you put it
>> out, you
>> feel obligated to keep it going. On my kitchen window, I had to freeze
>> for
>> a while, until they were done feeding.
>>
>> Greg
>>
> You don't have to stand still. They'll come back.


Sure. They will come back, but when? It may depend on their options. We
have a number of planters, flower boxes and hanging baskets with flowers
as well as four different flower and herb garden, several flowering
bushes and a lot of wild flowers. We usually only catch glimpses of
humming birds. If we move they bolt and go elsewhere and they don't come
back right away.

On 7/21/2014 9:39 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-07-21 9:30 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> I never boiled it. I didn't put one out this year. Once you put it
>>> out, you
>>> feel obligated to keep it going. On my kitchen window, I had to freeze
>>> for
>>> a while, until they were done feeding.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>> You don't have to stand still. They'll come back.
>
>
> Sure. They will come back, but when? It may depend on their options. We
> have a number of planters, flower boxes and hanging baskets with flowers
> as well as four different flower and herb garden, several flowering
> bushes and a lot of wild flowers. We usually only catch glimpses of
> humming birds. If we move they bolt and go elsewhere and they don't come
> back right away.
>
Unless you want to stand in one place for a long time, let them go on
about their business while you go on about yours. They aren't likely to
forget where the free sugar water is.

Here's a female ruby-throat that I managed to snap a picture of last year:

http://i1342.photobucket.com/albums/...psb84823f9.jpg

Jill

On 2014-07-21, jmcquown > wrote:

> You don't have to stand still. They'll come back.

Come back!? Heck, they'll attack you. H-birds are extremely
territorial and even humans are not immune to their aggessive
behavior.

nb

On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 09:39:35 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-07-21 9:30 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> I never boiled it. I didn't put one out this year. Once you put it
>>> out, you
>>> feel obligated to keep it going. On my kitchen window, I had to freeze
>>> for
>>> a while, until they were done feeding.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>> You don't have to stand still. They'll come back.
>
>
>Sure. They will come back, but when? It may depend on their options. We
>have a number of planters, flower boxes and hanging baskets with flowers
>as well as four different flower and herb garden, several flowering
>bushes and a lot of wild flowers. We usually only catch glimpses of
>humming birds. If we move they bolt and go elsewhere and they don't come
>back right away.

The ones at our house whir around our heads, drink freely while we (or
the dog) are there and come to the window when the feeder needs
filling. I think they just have to get used to seeing you in the
yard.
Janet US