tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post4224306403628550092..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Yay! First I've seen this year!Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-44511860188129303792010-08-17T06:13:47.692-07:002010-08-17T06:13:47.692-07:00I'm wondering if some of their migration paths...I'm wondering if some of their migration paths are shifting a bit?<br /><br />Man, that's a LOT of the little buggers! One of my great-uncles used to have mobs like that every year down in southeast OKFirehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-23874764240621352572010-08-17T06:09:40.150-07:002010-08-17T06:09:40.150-07:00I'm sitting at my desk and have 2 feeders outs...I'm sitting at my desk and have 2 feeders outside my window. There are over a dozen of them doing their "HUMMER WARS" routine. Last year, I went through 20 pounds of sugar feeding them, this year I'm about 12 pounds of sugar down and probably a month and a half to go until they make their trip south. They have been going through about 5 cups of sugar water every 2 days.AndyJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-28837762463076711722010-08-17T03:55:19.944-07:002010-08-17T03:55:19.944-07:00While growing up around here (Eastern KY) it was a...While growing up around here (Eastern KY) it was a rare treat to see a hummingbird, one you were lucky to experience once or twice each summer. A couple of mornings ago they were so thick around the feeders on the porch (six feeders) that it was almost scary.Knottheadnoreply@blogger.com