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    Member terryger's Avatar
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    not great captures but you get an idea

    although these are not the best quality they were taken for the content.

    the big one shows 11 hummers feeding at 3 stations. you have to count the tails sticking down on the opposite sides to get them all.

    this is a sample as i have 6 feeders in the back where these were taken and 5 out front on the other side of the house.

    we are going trhough a little over a quart of necter a day.

    the experts say this amount is seving 70-120???????

    i have seen as many as 25-30 at the feeders at one time. hard to tell as it is very much like counting bees

    the amount of necter does boggle the mind. i always wanted this many but sometimes filling feeders can get to be a chore when you go away for half a day and come home with 15 birds on one feeder and the rest dry



    2 had just ducked below the camera range when this was taken


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    Re: not great captures but you get an idea

    I love the 2nd shot. Hummingbirds are just such a joy to watch.
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    Re: not great captures but you get an idea

    They make 1/2 and full gallon feeders
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    Re: not great captures but you get an idea

    These are great, i love hummingbird shots.

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    Re: not great captures but you get an idea

    OK I guess I just have to figure out what I did wrong. Just didn't attract them this summer.
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