tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post4712244397314954906..comments2023-03-30T16:03:10.986-04:00Comments on Vickie Henderson Art: Hummers SwarmingVickiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-67227726729850910052011-09-18T17:19:00.810-04:002011-09-18T17:19:00.810-04:00Amazing pictures, thank you for sharing.Amazing pictures, thank you for sharing.Gillian Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283601772483708539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-48764283196368624182011-09-16T19:10:42.921-04:002011-09-16T19:10:42.921-04:00Vickie, I thought of this post tonight. In Septem...Vickie, I thought of this post tonight. In September, the hummingbird activity slowed down quite a bit here. Until... Our temps dropped from 90 to 65 overnight. Today, it's dark, chilly, and a bit wet. I came home from work to see more hummingbirds than I had at peak time in late July, early August. I have three feeders and there were at least 6 humming around each one.... I am stunned. I have never witnessed this before in mid-September.<br /><br />Your photos are the best!<br /><br />I love the hummingbirds and get all melancholy late October when I take the feeders down. I always miss what they offer. They're so sweet and magical.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-31089978806477561332011-09-16T14:51:28.896-04:002011-09-16T14:51:28.896-04:00Wow! I am sure that was sooo exciting!Wow! I am sure that was sooo exciting!Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-66862130781569081752011-09-16T09:47:51.477-04:002011-09-16T09:47:51.477-04:00This is incredible, Vickie. The effect you got usi...This is incredible, Vickie. The effect you got using the flash is great. <br /><br />We live in the Rockies and so usually get three different species of hummers, but to see ruby-throats congregate like this is amazing to me. <br /><br />I was telling my husband about your hummingbirds and he wondered if you lived near the Smoky Mountains. Looks like he guessed right!Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086855019663714453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-85648354836264849292011-09-16T09:46:11.894-04:002011-09-16T09:46:11.894-04:00Vickie you are on one end of Tenn and I on the oth...Vickie you are on one end of Tenn and I on the other. I will surely miss the little jewels when they are gone.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800999516616856785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-49250251992505278552011-09-16T09:25:38.981-04:002011-09-16T09:25:38.981-04:00Jean, I was in awe of what I was seeing. My yard ...Jean, I was in awe of what I was seeing. My yard is a clearing in broken woods, on a hill near the Smoky Mountains. I did plant some late flowers and I think that, in addition to six feeders, may be attracting them. I know the adults remember the feeding places and return each year. But the juveniles are a mystery, following their instincts and finding food with their keen sight.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-9040972410061033612011-09-16T09:22:05.681-04:002011-09-16T09:22:05.681-04:00Hi Cindy! It was an amazing experience to see so ...Hi Cindy! It was an amazing experience to see so many all at once, and to see them settling down so close to each other. I suspect your hummer will be round and plump for her journey across the gulf!Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301484477954719161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-837475900561466972011-09-16T08:11:49.692-04:002011-09-16T08:11:49.692-04:00I would be beside myself if that many hummers were...I would be beside myself if that many hummers were at my feeders all at once. There have been many more hummers for a while here but nothing like you are seeing. Me, being in the woods probably has a lot to do with it and nothing really blooming right now in my yard. Have a friend who is seeing them in numbers like yours and she said yesterday it was wild. Do you suppose the little guy with the damaged beak could have done it fighting over a feeder?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800999516616856785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010921422659089253.post-24412982423923090392011-09-16T01:49:05.076-04:002011-09-16T01:49:05.076-04:00Absolutely wonderful!! I would love to have all t...Absolutely wonderful!! I would love to have all those! I have one female Ruby~throat right at this time. I'm supposing she's fattening up for the migration.cindyzlogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788033542423694411noreply@blogger.com