The Hummingbird

[Mistafopa]

There's a hummingbird that built a nest outside my tree.

She's been a good neighbord. Keeps good hours and doesn't play music too loud.

Now it's getting all windy and stormy and stuff.

The tree is only about 4 years old, it's about 20 feet tall, but the wind whips it around pretty good.


There's probably something I could do like tie the tree down or something. Or maybe just less direct in being helpful, put up a feeder. Should I intervene and risk making it worse or try to help the gal out?

[Nixon]

Re: The Hummingbird

Leaving a feeder somewhere nearby couldn't hurt.

Just make sure you change it out every few days, or it will ferment and you'll have some drunk hummingbirds.

[Redneck 2000]

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Drunk hummingbirds, eh? *rubs chin*

[Valkysas]

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getting drunk off eating drunk hummingbirds, eh? *rubs chin*

I say help her out in any way possible.

[MasterSlowPoke]

Re: The Hummingbird

Just tying the tree at equal angles anchored equidistant from the tree should help it be more stable.

[Mistafopa]

Re: The Hummingbird

I've decided I'm gonna put up a little catch net for the egg[s] in the spring and a little feeder in the yard.

[Mistafopa]

Re: The Hummingbird

I got a feeder, put up a net.

She has a little baby now.

It's so tiny. Sleeps all the time, but I see it being fed sometimes.

[RPGD]

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At's-a whaddya call a cute.

Newborn hummingbirds are certainly miniscule, so to speak. Five of them could fit in a teaspoon, more or less.

[Nixon]

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That's really adorable. I'm glad you were there to help her out, and I'm sure she will provide you with some interesting entertainment in the months to come.

[Magus]

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I wanna eat it.

[Nixon]

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Dude, it's nothing but hollow bones and feathers... go eat at taco bell if you want that.

[Caciss]

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But Taco Bells halo bones and feathers aren't fresh!

[Funk]

Re: The Hummingbird

Ray Charles can hear your hummingbird. Its heart just skipped a beat.

[Magus]

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That bird has beautiful wrists.

[John Mora]

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Gotta love a bird with slender wrists.