Hummingbird Toes

This is highly confidential information, and I would definitely not pass it on to unworthy souls. However, some of you may be worthy, and the time is almost gone, so...
Hang three hummingbird feeders at the edge of your front-porch ceiling. When a big gang of h-birds has been showing up for a couple of days -it is now staging time for their southern migration, and usually around suppertime is best, remove and hide one feeder and remove another and hold it where the tips of your fingers are just above the ring where the birds sit while they drink. Then sit down on a porch bench and wait, holding your feeder as still as possible.
They will first come to the remaining feeder, then begin looking for the ones you have removed. Eventually they will come to inspect the one you are holding, and if you have enough soul, they will light on the ring and drink. Right in front of your face!
And if the force is with you, one - or two - just might light on the tip of one of your fingers. And if you don't get a thrill from that - goosebumps, even, then I really do feel sorry for you. It is a supremely awesome feeling.
Hummingbird toes - think about it.
Pete

Here you go Pete, I back you up on this one. Here's the proof.

YouTube - Hand feeding Hummingbirds - Taming The Alaskan Hummingbird (These cute little birds will amaze you!)

From the bayou and I've been to Alaska,
"gene"

some one sent me that you tube link about a week ago. gave me chillbumps for sure.

doc :)

I would love to see it in person.
"gene"

My wife and I hang 4 feeders on our front porch every year. Last year about this time we had around 25 birds and now about 20. My favorite part of the day is sitting in my rocker late in the evening and watch them. I can attest to them coming to a feeder while you hold it but we've never had one land on our fingers. A strange thing that's occurred in the last week is that we've had 2 hummingbirds somehow get trapped between the feeder and the little ring they sit on. Don't know how it happens but we have to go out and gently free them. I'll see if I can post some photos of the trapped birds.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...ingbird006.jpg

Here's one after my wife got him unstuck. He sat there for a long time and finally flew off after a little prodding.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/k...ingbird012.jpg

Nice shots Tbone.
"gene"

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Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"

Here you go Pete, I back you up on this one. Here's the proof.

YouTube - Hand feeding Hummingbirds - Taming The Alaskan Hummingbird (These cute little birds will amaze you!)

From the bayou and I've been to Alaska,
"gene"

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Man, PPG, those folks must have a LOT of soul! I'm going to have to try that tonight!
Thanks for the post!
Pete

I finally re-juiced our feeder this weekend. My daughter has been getting a kick out of it. They buzz by us sitting on the back porch while she plays in the kiddie pool.

That's neat SP. My Dad is a big birder and he's on Humnet and sends me stuff.

HUMNET, founded in October 1996 by Van Remsen, is an email bulletin board devoted primarily to disseminating information on hummingbirds

Birth of a baby Humingbird.

Hummer Nest '05

Jig Rig

Well, the cold front has run most of our hummingbirds off. Saturday we had about 20, yesterday and today we've only counted 3.

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Originally Posted by Tbone

Well, the cold front has run most of our hummingbirds off. Saturday we had about 20, yesterday and today we've only counted 3.

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Yeah, Terry, same down here - from around 50 yesterday PM down to less than ten this evening. Wish I had been quicker with that first post.
Anyway, maybe the folks will remember it for next year. It sure is neat stuff.
Pete

Pete, I've been doing it for years and we love it. The boys and I take turns letting them land on our fingers. We caught about ten birds this year and took a few pictures of them. I made some videos and put them on YouTube and Facebook. If you search
06LouisianaMan on YouTube you can watch them. I was going through 3 quarts of juice a day, I figure I had over a hundred birds. Most of them left this weekend with the front we had but we counted around 20 on the feeders this afternoon. I tried to post a video but it would not let it display it on the site.

That's cool.. we never done anything like that before.

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Originally Posted by crappiecatcher06

I tried to post a video but it would not let it display it on the site.

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You should be able to post the link to the video if you have it posted on youtube