The Hummingbird Pages
More
Photos And Information About My Favorite Feathered Buddies
|
The
5 Steps
<
Previous Page.....1......2.....3......4......5......6......7...... Next Page >.
These photos were taken years
ago with a little point and shoot from my studio window.
sandy
By August, we have hordes of
hummers.
Because they return to the same spot year after year,
we just keep getting more and more!
I heard one way to estimate
the number of individuals you have, is to
count the number you can see at one time, and then multiply it
by four.
The most I could count at one
time was 37, so we easily
have over 100 birds here now.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~andy
Keeping up with the feeders
is a time consuming job. It takes real commitment
because the little cuties depend on it. Once you start, you have
to keep up with
the filling and cleaning. This has to be done on a daily basis
when you have a
large number of birds. That means no vacations unless you can
employ a bird
sitting service! The entertainment and joy we get from their
presence greatly
out weighs the work involved. I'm counting the days until their
return!
We went through
100 lbs. of sugar last year between April and October!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|