So sad - Found one of my Hummers dead
ladyamity
17 years ago
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I found a dead animal in my veggie beds!!!
Comments (8)Better a dead rat than a live one. I always kick or thump the compost bin a couple of times, then wait a moment to let any inhabitants know I'm coming before I take off the lid. I've been surprised in the past.... Serpiously though, I wouldn't worry about it. Rinse off your produce before you eat it. You are in more danger from supermarket stuff. How do you know that the last person who touched that apple washed their hands after using the restroom?...See MoreHummingbird garden with no hummers...it's so sad!
Comments (53)I would kinda agree with jp. When mine first came last year, I didn't have any feeders. Just my shrubs. I managed to find a solitary feeder at that point - one of those plastic ball-shaped ones with a big red flower stuck in the hole (where the ball is mounted on a metal stake, which I strapped to my rail). I never saw her use that even now. When she returned this June, I was ready for her (or any others) with a regular feeder (an 8oz Perky-Pet). That first time I saw her, she buzzed around it a few times, ignored it, and focussed on the weigela that was amazingly still blooming (probably due to the cool temps in May). Then flew off. I didn't physically see her for more than a week and when I saw her again, she was buzzing around it again and then finally gave it a hesitant try... and she's been using it ever since. So I think they probably have to figure out how to use them if they've never seen one before and/or they are juvies. The Perky-Pet that I have allows her to feed with head almost fully horizontal, while in flight or she can perch and feed, slightly tilting her head down. Plus the plastic flowers are rather large and cupped, making the port fully and easily accessible (but less so if the bee guard is in place). However some models of the PP and it appears most of the Humzingers, seem to force perching more because they have to bend their heads down at a pretty sharp angle to get their beaks into the flat ports. It's funny but as I was typing this, she appeared! LOL Didn't see her yesterday....See Morefeeder broke hummers sad and mad
Comments (2)I dont have many flowers only hostas and portulacas and all summer my hummers have ignored the flowers untill just recently have they dived down to the portulacas....See MoreIt's So Sad...My Computer is Dead
Comments (21)I came to work on my day off so I can use the computer. To come to work on your day off just to use the computer shows you how addicting computers are. What in the world did I do before I had one!!! Thanks for the help and offers to loan me one. You guys rock! No one could have better friends. My computer got a trogan horse. I want to try and buy a laptop Apple with Mac. I've heard that they don't get the viruses that others using Windows do. I don't know much about computers but I've had a worm on mine and another worldwide bug in the past 3 years so I want to try and locate one that is safer. My puter was old so I need a new one anyway. Rick, who besides Apple uses the Mac program? I sure miss you guys. P.S. you'd think my house would be clean now that I have all this free time. LOL...See Morepenny1947
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