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That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird
feeder, those Peckers drained it: http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg Gorgeous sky this morning: http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg |
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On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote: >That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >feeder, those Peckers drained it: >http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >Gorgeous sky this morning: >http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my hand they would take it. |
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On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird > feeder, those Peckers drained it: > http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg > Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: > http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg > Gorgeous sky this morning: > http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg draining peckers oughta be a favorite pasttime of yours. |
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On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 18:18:31 -0500, Fungo Squiggly
> wrote: >On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote: > >> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >> Gorgeous sky this morning: >> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg > >draining peckers oughta be a favorite pasttime of yours. When did you last see your pecker? |
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![]() > wrote in message ... > On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 > > wrote: > >>That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >>feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>Gorgeous sky this morning: >>http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg > > They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the > balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my > hand they would take it. Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's shaped differently. Cheri |
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In article >, says...
> > > wrote in message > ... > > On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 > > > wrote: > > > >>That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird > >>feeder, those Peckers drained it: > >>http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg > >>Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: > >>http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg > >>Gorgeous sky this morning: > >>http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg > > > > They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the > > balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my > > hand they would take it. > > Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's shaped > differently. Is this code language? |
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On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote: > > wrote in message .. . >> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >> > wrote: >> >>>That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >>>feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >> >> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >> hand they would take it. > >Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's shaped >differently. > >Cheri Show us or STFU. |
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On 9/6/2016 5:32 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird > feeder, those Peckers drained it: > http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg Great shot! I've never seen a downy woodpecker at my hummingbird feeder. I see them scooting up and down trees. I did see a butterfly and a hummingbird both sipping from the feeder at the same time. Of course I did not have a camera on hand. The bird was watching the butterfly carefully, sipped from a couple of ports. The bird was leery of the butterfly, friend or foe? The butterfly couldn't have cared less. It was *really* fascinating to see it unfurl it's proboscis and drink from the port in the feeder. > Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: > http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg Nice. > Gorgeous sky this morning: > http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg > The skies can be very intense down here. Especially after a thunderstorm blows through just before sunset. I wish I could find the photo a neighbor took down by the marina not long ago. The rainbow was fantastic. Jill |
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On 9/6/2016 9:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> >> > wrote in message >> ... >>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >>>> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>> Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >>> >>> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >>> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >>> hand they would take it. >> >> Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's shaped >> differently. >> >> Cheri > > Show us or STFU. > You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying saucer. The design is like this: http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's dark outside. Jill |
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On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:04:32 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 9/6/2016 5:32 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg > >Great shot! I've never seen a downy woodpecker at my hummingbird >feeder. I see them scooting up and down trees. > >I did see a butterfly and a hummingbird both sipping from the feeder at >the same time. Of course I did not have a camera on hand. The bird was >watching the butterfly carefully, sipped from a couple of ports. The >bird was leery of the butterfly, friend or foe? It would definitely not be leery. Years ago when I lived outside town I had encouraged all sorts of birds. Then a grackle decided to nest in one of the fir trees. It drove all the other birds away from all the feeders, but no way it managed to drive away the hummers, they just dive bombed it. I don't know if you have grackles but they are not a small bird. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Grackle/id > >The butterfly couldn't have cared less. It was *really* fascinating to >see it unfurl it's proboscis and drink from the port in the feeder. > >> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg > >Nice. > >> Gorgeous sky this morning: >> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >> >The skies can be very intense down here. Especially after a >thunderstorm blows through just before sunset. > >I wish I could find the photo a neighbor took down by the marina not >long ago. The rainbow was fantastic. > >Jill |
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On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 9/6/2016 9:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" > >> wrote: >> >>> >>> > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >>>>> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>>> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>>> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>>> Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >>>> >>>> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >>>> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >>>> hand they would take it. >>> >>> Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's shaped >>> differently. >>> >>> Cheri >> >> Show us or STFU. >> >You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about >hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying >saucer. The design is like this: > >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 > >I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's >dark outside. > >Jill I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally they'll perch on my wire fence. You've already sent me photos of things around your house so I know you feed birds. Some people need to make snide/negative comments but never prove their claims. http://i67.tinypic.com/10pozfl.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/35aocj7.jpg |
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![]() "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >>On 9/6/2016 9:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >>>>>> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>>>> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>>>> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>>>> Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >>>>> >>>>> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >>>>> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >>>>> hand they would take it. >>>> >>>> Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's >>>> shaped >>>> differently. >>>> >>>> Cheri >>> >>> Show us or STFU. Mine is: https://www.wildbeaks.com/harden-gla...FUUvgQodydAHqw the perch detaches with a small screw underneath and I keep it off so other birds can't perch on it, so KMA. Cheri |
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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 07:35:56 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote: > >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message .. . >> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>>On 9/6/2016 9:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> > wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird >>>>>>> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>>>>> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>>>>> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>>>>> Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >>>>>> >>>>>> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >>>>>> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >>>>>> hand they would take it. >>>>> >>>>> Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's >>>>> shaped >>>>> differently. >>>>> >>>>> Cheri >>>> >>>> Show us or STFU. > >Mine is: >https://www.wildbeaks.com/harden-gla...FUUvgQodydAHqw > >the perch detaches with a small screw underneath and I keep it off so other >birds can't perch on it, so KMA. > >Cheri That's the same bottle as mine but with a different feeder part. However posting an advert off the net in no way proves you feed hummingbirds, in fact lifting a pic off the net after being called on it only goes to prove how dishonest you are. You'd have been much further ahead had you STFU. |
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![]() "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 07:35:56 -0700, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> >>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message . .. >>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>>On 9/6/2016 9:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > wrote in message >>>>>> ... >>>>>>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my >>>>>>>> Hummingbird >>>>>>>> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>>>>>> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>>>>>> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>>>>>> Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >>>>>>> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >>>>>>> hand they would take it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's >>>>>> shaped >>>>>> differently. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheri >>>>> >>>>> Show us or STFU. >> >>Mine is: >>https://www.wildbeaks.com/harden-gla...FUUvgQodydAHqw >> >>the perch detaches with a small screw underneath and I keep it off so >>other >>birds can't perch on it, so KMA. >> >>Cheri > > That's the same bottle as mine but with a different feeder part. > However posting an advert off the net in no way proves you feed > hummingbirds, in fact lifting a pic off the net after being called on > it only goes to prove how dishonest you are. You'd have been much > further ahead had you STFU. I have fed hummingbirds for 25 plus years, and also belonged to The Hummingbird Society for many years. I have no need to take a pic of ANYTHING I have, cook, or do to satisfy you, especially since you know you're wrong about my feeder which doesn't allow other birds to drain it like yours does, so as I said, KMhummingbirdfeedingA... Cheri |
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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 09:48:04 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote: > >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message .. . >> On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 07:35:56 -0700, "Cheri" > >> wrote: >> >>> >>>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... >>>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On 9/6/2016 9:41 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>>> On Tue, 6 Sep 2016 16:58:34 -0700, "Cheri" > >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > wrote in message >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:32:31 -0400, Brooklyn1 >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my >>>>>>>>> Hummingbird >>>>>>>>> feeder, those Peckers drained it: >>>>>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg >>>>>>>>> Nothing so good as vine ripened honeydew melons, perfumed kitchen: >>>>>>>>> http://i66.tinypic.com/2hhlxch.jpg >>>>>>>>> Gorgeous sky this morning: >>>>>>>>> http://i65.tinypic.com/j7rns2.jpg >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> They prefer suet feeders. Mine love it, even if I go out on the >>>>>>>> balcony, or the cat, the suet wins. I believe if I put suet on my >>>>>>>> hand they would take it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Other birds can't perch on my hummingbird feeder like that since it's >>>>>>> shaped >>>>>>> differently. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheri >>>>>> >>>>>> Show us or STFU. >>> >>>Mine is: >>>https://www.wildbeaks.com/harden-gla...FUUvgQodydAHqw >>> >>>the perch detaches with a small screw underneath and I keep it off so >>>other >>>birds can't perch on it, so KMA. >>> >>>Cheri >> >> That's the same bottle as mine but with a different feeder part. >> However posting an advert off the net in no way proves you feed >> hummingbirds, in fact lifting a pic off the net after being called on >> it only goes to prove how dishonest you are. You'd have been much >> further ahead had you STFU. > >I have fed hummingbirds for 25 plus years, and also belonged to The >Hummingbird Society for many years. After 25 years you'd certainly have photos, lots. You must expect folks to believe your furcocktah fabrications, not gonna happen. |
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On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about >> hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying >> saucer. The design is like this: >> >> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 >> >> I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's >> dark outside. >> >> Jill > > I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for > woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each > feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such > that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree > trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never > seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally > they'll perch on my wire fence. > I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be a hummingbird. ![]() Jill |
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On 2016-09-08 6:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for >> woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each >> feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such >> that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree >> trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never >> seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally >> they'll perch on my wire fence. >> > I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be > a hummingbird. ![]() A few years ago we were walking through a friend's garage and there was a humming bid sitting on an electrical cable. We sat down and watched it for a while because it was such a rare sight. He stayed for quite a while. I have lots of flowers and flowering shrubs around my patio and attract lots of humming birds, but they all fly, hover and leave. That was the only time I ever saw one perched. |
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On 9/8/2016 6:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-09-08 6:45 PM, jmcquown wrote: >>> >> I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be >> a hummingbird. ![]() > > A few years ago we were walking through a friend's garage and there was > a humming bid sitting on an electrical cable. We sat down and watched > it for a while because it was such a rare sight. He stayed for quite a > while. I have lots of flowers and flowering shrubs around my patio and > attract lots of humming birds, but they all fly, hover and leave. That > was the only time I ever saw one perched. > I was sitting outside reading a book a couple of weeks ago when it was relatively cool (heh). I was wearing a bright red shirt. A hummingbird flew up and hovered right in front of me! (They really are attracted to red.) Silly bird, the feeder is over there. ![]() I know a bit about hummingbirds. They pretty much have to eat constantly because they have extremely high metabolisms. They also have to sleep. So at night (and when it's cold) they go into a state of torpor. Their metabolism drops drastically and their heart rate slows waaaay down. When it starts to warm up in the morning their bodies reverse the process and they gradually wake up. Then they're off for another day of flying around, eating. ![]() Jill |
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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 17:33:18 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:23:46 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote: > >> On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 09:48:04 -0700, "Cheri" > >> wrote: >> >>>I have fed hummingbirds for 25 plus years, and also belonged to The >>>Hummingbird Society for many years. >> >> After 25 years you'd certainly have photos, >> lots. You must expect folks to believe your >> furcocktah fabrications, not gonna happen. > >Do you really think people take pictures of everything they own? It's >a damned bird feeder, ferchristsakes. You've taken photos of every one your friggin' cheapo tube steaks for 25 years and most look like so covered with shit you can't find the tube... but I've never admonished you for lying about cooking. You post photos of your cooking all the time so no one can say you don't cook. Most looks fine, some not so fine but so what, at least you're not boasting about your cooking and never showing anything. It's those who boast how they cook everything from scratch but never post pictures who I say are lying... and when they are called to show a photo of their stove they post a link to an ad on the net. Hey everyone, check out my new wheels: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/rolls-r...-ar174374.html |
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![]() "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > After 25 years you'd certainly have photos, > lots. You must expect folks to believe your > furcocktah fabrications, not gonna happen. I never said I didn't have photos you melon, I said I have no need to post pictures of anything just to satisfy you, you'll have to do that with your own hand, but please don't post a photo. Cheri |
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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:45:12 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>> You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about >>> hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying >>> saucer. The design is like this: >>> >>> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 >>> >>> I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's >>> dark outside. >>> >>> Jill >> >> I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for >> woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each >> feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such >> that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree >> trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never >> seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally >> they'll perch on my wire fence. >> >I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be >a hummingbird. ![]() > >Jill They usually attack me when I refill their feeder, they're very territorial and posssive about their feeder. Today I bought new feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to 3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 |
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On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 16:56:36 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote: > >"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message .. . > >> After 25 years you'd certainly have photos, >> lots. You must expect folks to believe your >> furcocktah fabrications, not gonna happen. > >I never said I didn't have photos you melon, I said I have no need to post >pictures of anything just to satisfy you, you'll have to do that with your >own hand, but please don't post a photo. You are a L I A R ! |
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![]() "Brooklyn1" > wrote in message ... > On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 16:56:36 -0700, "Cheri" > > wrote: > >> >>"Brooklyn1" > wrote in message . .. >> >>> After 25 years you'd certainly have photos, >>> lots. You must expect folks to believe your >>> furcocktah fabrications, not gonna happen. >> >>I never said I didn't have photos you melon, I said I have no need to post >>pictures of anything just to satisfy you, you'll have to do that with your >>own hand, but please don't post a photo. > > You are a L I A R ! Now you're just seeking attention...so I leave you to your delusions and your store bought hummingbird nectar. LOL Cheri |
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On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:04:13 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote: >On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:45:12 -0400, jmcquown > >wrote: > >>On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about >>>> hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying >>>> saucer. The design is like this: >>>> >>>> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 >>>> >>>> I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's >>>> dark outside. >>>> >>>> Jill >>> >>> I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for >>> woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each >>> feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such >>> that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree >>> trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never >>> seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally >>> they'll perch on my wire fence. >>> >>I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be >>a hummingbird. ![]() >> >>Jill > >They usually attack me when I refill their feeder, they're very >territorial and posssive about their feeder. Today I bought new >feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary and bad for them. |
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In article >,
says... > > On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:04:13 -0400, Brooklyn1 > > wrote: > > >On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:45:12 -0400, jmcquown > > >wrote: > > > >>On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: > >>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about > >>>> hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying > >>>> saucer. The design is like this: > >>>> > >>>> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 > >>>> > >>>> I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's > >>>> dark outside. > >>>> > >>>> Jill > >>> > >>> I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for > >>> woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each > >>> feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such > >>> that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree > >>> trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never > >>> seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally > >>> they'll perch on my wire fence. > >>> > >>I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be > >>a hummingbird. ![]() > >> > >>Jill > > > >They usually attack me when I refill their feeder, they're very > >territorial and posssive about their feeder. Today I bought new > >feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to > >3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: > >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 > > Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar > to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary > and bad for them. Criticising food additives is not the done thing in this "cooking" newsgroup, but I agree. |
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> > Brooklyn1 wrote: > >Today I bought new > >feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to > >3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: > >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 > > Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar > to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary > and bad for them. So I guess the red dye is to attract them? Someone mentioned that they are attracted to the color red. It's hard to believe they could just live off of sugar water. Do these birds die very young from diabetes? They *do* get plenty of exercise though with all the mega wing action. I assume they get other nutritional needs from some other source but if they have a bird feeder handy, would they even bother eating anywhere else? Are hummingbird feeders the "fast-food" joints for them? Guess it's time to Google them. :-D |
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On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 08:02:12 -0400, Gary > wrote:
wrote: >> >> Brooklyn1 wrote: >> >Today I bought new >> >feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >> >3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >> >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 >> >> Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar >> to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary >> and bad for them. > >So I guess the red dye is to attract them? Someone mentioned that they >are attracted to the color red. That is true, however all the hummer feeders I have seen have plenty of red plastic to bring them in, they just don't need food dye. It's hard to believe they could just >live off of sugar water. Do these birds die very young from diabetes? >They *do* get plenty of exercise though with all the mega wing action. They do eat other things, when they arrive here in May there are few flowers blooming and they eat little flying bugs. > >I assume they get other nutritional needs from some other source but if >they have a bird feeder handy, would they even bother eating anywhere >else? Are hummingbird feeders the "fast-food" joints for them? No, I always put them out early so they were there to freshen up from a long flight. Yes, it definitely meant it attracted them to nest in the vicinity but although I had a beach at the bottom of the garden, I had woods at the back. Their nests are nearly impossible to find, tiny, tiny and the egg is usually the size of a pea. To know exactly when to fill up the feeders and put outside I followed the hummer map which shows their progress. http://www.hummingbirds.net/map.html The strange thing here is that I put out a feeder on a tree I can see from my dining room window and a woman in the garden below called up to me and told me I was wasting my time, she had tried for several years and although two streets over on Coronation Street (yes, truly that's its name!) they are plentiful, they just don't come here. She was correct, so now I enjoy them at my kids houses. > >Guess it's time to Google them. :-D |
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![]() "Gary" > wrote in message ... > wrote: >> >> Brooklyn1 wrote: >> >Today I bought new >> >feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >> >3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >> >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 >> >> Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar >> to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary >> and bad for them. > > So I guess the red dye is to attract them? Someone mentioned that they > are attracted to the color red. It's hard to believe they could just > live off of sugar water. Do these birds die very young from diabetes? > They *do* get plenty of exercise though with all the mega wing action. > > I assume they get other nutritional needs from some other source but if > they have a bird feeder handy, would they even bother eating anywhere > else? Are hummingbird feeders the "fast-food" joints for them? > > Guess it's time to Google them. :-D They eat gnats, mosquitoes, bugs etc. There is no need for red nectar at all, most feeders have red on them which attracts them. Cheri |
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On 9/9/2016 8:02 AM, Gary wrote:
> wrote: >> >> Brooklyn1 wrote: >>> Today I bought new >>> feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >>> 3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >>> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 >> >> Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar >> to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary >> and bad for them. > > So I guess the red dye is to attract them? Someone mentioned that they > are attracted to the color red. It's hard to believe they could just > live off of sugar water. Do these birds die very young from diabetes? > They *do* get plenty of exercise though with all the mega wing action. > > I assume they get other nutritional needs from some other source but if > they have a bird feeder handy, would they even bother eating anywhere > else? Are hummingbird feeders the "fast-food" joints for them? > > Guess it's time to Google them. :-D > Or you could put out a feeder for them ![]() The red dye in the sugar water is what is unnecessary. They definitely are attracted to red. Mainly red flowers with lots of natural nectar. Of course they will supplement sugar water from feeders if there are not sufficient flowers around to provide them that mainstay of energy. And yes, they do also eat tiny flying insects. If they have natural flowers around that are abundant in nectar I'm sure they would go for them, first. I don't happen to have any of these flowers growing around my house or yard: http://www.scgardenguru.com/hummingbird-garden.html I'll just hang a feeder with sugar water. ![]() Jill |
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On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 08:02:12 -0400, Gary > wrote:
wrote: >> >> Brooklyn1 wrote: >> >Today I bought new >> >feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >> >3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >> >http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 >> >> Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar >> to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary >> and bad for them. > >So I guess the red dye is to attract them? Someone mentioned that they >are attracted to the color red. It's hard to believe they could just >live off of sugar water. Do these birds die very young from diabetes? >They *do* get plenty of exercise though with all the mega wing action. > >I assume they get other nutritional needs from some other source but if >they have a bird feeder handy, would they even bother eating anywhere >else? Are hummingbird feeders the "fast-food" joints for them? > >Guess it's time to Google them. :-D Hummingbirds feed on small flying insects (gnats etc.) for protein, the nectar provides energy for flitting about. |
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On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 07:32:23 -0300, wrote:
>On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:04:13 -0400, Brooklyn1 > wrote: > >>On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:45:12 -0400, jmcquown > >>wrote: >> >>>On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about >>>>> hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying >>>>> saucer. The design is like this: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 >>>>> >>>>> I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's >>>>> dark outside. >>>>> >>>>> Jill >>>> >>>> I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for >>>> woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each >>>> feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such >>>> that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree >>>> trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never >>>> seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally >>>> they'll perch on my wire fence. >>>> >>>I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be >>>a hummingbird. ![]() >>> >>>Jill >> >>They usually attack me when I refill their feeder, they're very >>territorial and posssive about their feeder. Today I bought new >>feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >>3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >>http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 > >Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar >to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary >and bad for them. The red is a natural plant dye same as in tons of human foods. Those who say to mix your own it's strictly for political reasons, they are against businesses making a buck, in fact the pet product companies who sell hummer syrup charge less than the price of plain white sugar, and their product is cleaner, it's sterile. Mixing ones own is not always recommended, many people's tap water contains added chemicals (chlorine, flouride) and may even be polluted to begin with. For hummers I use distilled water, about $3/gal at Walmart. |
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In article >, gravesend10
@verizon.net says... > > On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 07:32:23 -0300, wrote: > > >On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:04:13 -0400, Brooklyn1 > > wrote: > > > >>They usually attack me when I refill their feeder, they're very > >>territorial and posssive about their feeder. Today I bought new > >>feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to > >>3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: > >>http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 > > > >Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar > >to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary > >and bad for them. > > The red is a natural plant dye same as in tons of human foods. Those > who say to mix your own it's strictly for political reasons, they are > against businesses making a buck, in fact the pet product companies > who sell hummer syrup charge less than the price of plain white sugar, > and their product is cleaner, it's sterile. Mixing ones own is not > always recommended, many people's tap water contains added chemicals > (chlorine, flouride) Fluoride is good for hummingbirds' teeth. They don't get it from water they drink in the wild. |
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On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 20:21:44 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote: >On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 07:32:23 -0300, wrote: > >>On Thu, 08 Sep 2016 20:04:13 -0400, Brooklyn1 > wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 8 Sep 2016 18:45:12 -0400, jmcquown > >>>wrote: >>> >>>>On 9/8/2016 9:29 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 7 Sep 2016 22:24:23 -0400, jmcquown > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> You want her to show you her hummingbird feeder? I don't know about >>>>>> hers but mine is a Perky Pet Hummzinger feeder. It looks like a flying >>>>>> saucer. The design is like this: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...ird-feeder-221 >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm sorry I cannot take a photo of my hummingbird feeder ATM since it's >>>>>> dark outside. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jill >>>>> >>>>> I've seen that type of feeder and it would be easier than mine for >>>>> woodpeckers to perch on it, yours has those perches all around each >>>>> feeding port, mine has no perches, however woodpecker's legs are such >>>>> that they can grab on to most anything as they march up and down tree >>>>> trunks. Hummingbirds don't need to perch to feed, in fact I've never >>>>> seen them perch when feeding, not even from flowers... occasionally >>>>> they'll perch on my wire fence. >>>>> >>>>I see them perch on my feeder all the time. It must be exhausting to be >>>>a hummingbird. ![]() >>>> >>>>Jill >>> >>>They usually attack me when I refill their feeder, they're very >>>territorial and posssive about their feeder. Today I bought new >>>feeder food, a syrup concentrate instead of the sugar, 1 part syrup to >>>3 parts water. I bought it at Lowe's: >>>http://www.birdfeeders.com/perky-pet...oncentrate-238 >> >>Ornithologists always advocate making your own syrup, one part sugar >>to four of water. The red dye in the boughten syrup is unnecessary >>and bad for them. > >The red is a natural plant dye same as in tons of human foods. Those >who say to mix your own it's strictly for political reasons, they are >against businesses making a buck, in fact the pet product companies >who sell hummer syrup charge less than the price of plain white sugar, >and their product is cleaner, it's sterile. Mixing ones own is not >always recommended, many people's tap water contains added chemicals >(chlorine, flouride) and may even be polluted to begin with. For >hummers I use distilled water, about $3/gal at Walmart. Don't be dense! The syrup needs to be boiled. |
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On 9/6/2016 2:32 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> That's Woodpeckers... first time I've noticed them at my Hummingbird > feeder, those Peckers drained it: > http://i65.tinypic.com/142eys1.jpg Thanks again, Peckerhead. They say a burd in the hand is worth two in her bush--or something like that. |
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Brooklyn1 brought this next:
> They usually attack me when I refill their feeder > Even birds know an asshole when they see one. |
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On Sun, 11 Sep 2016 03:31:27 +1000, Bruce >
wrote: >In article >, ost >says... >> >> On Fri, 09 Sep 2016 20:21:44 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote: >> >> > The red is a natural plant dye same as in tons of human foods. Those >> > who say to mix your own it's strictly for political reasons, they are >> > against businesses making a buck, in fact the pet product companies >> > who sell hummer syrup charge less than the price of plain white sugar, >> > and their product is cleaner, it's sterile. >> >> Please cite any bottle of hummingbird nectar that is cheaper than >> sugar. And for bonus points, one that claims that it's sterile. > >Good point. I don't think we'll hear from him again. He said it himself over something else, if he can't show the link, he's a lying *******! |
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On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 12:45:39 -0400, Dave Norris >
wrote: >Brooklyn1 brought this next: >> They usually attack me when I refill their feeder >> > >Even birds know an asshole when they see one. Heh ![]() |
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