Hummingbirds gather at watering hole

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[dem in texas]

1. love this!

Thank you for posting. I am an old birdwatcher and used to plant hummingbird attracting flowers in my garden so I could see them.

My sister (who lives out in remove area of West Texas) keeps hummingbird feeders on her patio. When you sit out there, 10 -15 hummingbirds will soon be buzzing around your head, I guess to check you out. Anyway you can see them, they are amazing little creatures.

[Walleye]

3. I spotted one building a nest in a tree above my deck

I have them at my feeders every year here in Delaware. I’d never seen a nest before. Got a pretty good view with binoculars. Hope I can see the babies fledge.

[Walleye]

2. So cool!

[2naSalit]

4. Amazing!

[SWBTATTReg]

5. Things are sure humming at this water hole! Sorry but couldn't resist...thanks for the pick me up.

A really neat video...

[Fla Dem]

6. Beautiful and Zen like calming.

[area51]

7. I've never seen so many hummingbirds in one place. n/t

[sarge43]

8. They're not fighting. Watering holes must be Switzerland.

Two or more male hummers and they do a reenactment of the Battle of Britain.

[catbyte]

9. LOL. My, that's a vivid image.

I didn't realize they were so territorial but it makes sense.

[sarge43]

10. Even the females fight

The Aztecs pictured hummers as an avatar of their war god.

Sad to say, but I once found the battered remains of a hummer under one of our feeders. No other animal but a hummer could have done that. They're just too fast. I think they may have berserker genes.

[question everything]

11. That's amazing!

[electric_blue68]

12. So lovely and zen

Thanks for this.

I was so disappointed when I found out that there's only one species of hb east of The Mississippi Rvr.

Though an extra pretty one; Ruby Throated hb.

As a visual artist I love to love at the fascinating, beautiful, wonderous, amazing many things!

[catbyte]

13. Even the buzzing of their wings is zen. No wonder they call them hummingbirds.

Welcome to DU!

[electric_blue68]

15. Their buzzing...

I was at first trying figure out the buzzing till I
realized of course that's their wings!
Amazing little birds!

And thanks for the welcome!
Question if u know. Do people still introduce themselves in the DUL?

I got the autonotice to do that.... but scrolled down several pages, didn't see any.

[Hip2bSquare]

14. So so sweet!

It's really nice to watch something so sweet and peaceful to take our minds away from these difficult times we are facing, even for only a few seconds.

[BHDem53]

16. This is really cool

and for the most they are maintaining the six inch social distancing.