Berated by a humming bird!

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:59 pm

Out front in a border I have several fairly large clumps of pineapple

sage... some of it is blooming now, these really delicate really pretty

red flowers. I was out there puttering around and decided I'd like to

pick some for the house. Well, this hummingbird flew up and practically

called me a THIEF to my face! He was really ticked I was absconding

with HIS flowers. There must be quite a lot of nectar in them, I guess.

He vibed me so bad I only cut 3 of them!!

:-6

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:11 pm

Small but mighty little bird they are, and don't mess with their nectar !! :-6

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:46 pm

Aren't they beautiful little creatures?

Enjoy your three cuttings!

Look at them and marvel about nature :-6

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:43 am

Don't think I'd fancy a poke in the eye from a hummingbird.:wah:

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:00 am

How cool they came up to you, they must be so much fun to watch. They are such beautiful wonders.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:04 am

I absolutely adore humming birds. One time, our electric was out 3 days because of a microburst. The kids and I spent hours on the porch watching the hummingbirds. :-6

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:11 am

valerie wrote: Out front in a border I have several fairly large clumps of pineapple

sage... some of it is blooming now, these really delicate really pretty

red flowers. I was out there puttering around and decided I'd like to

pick some for the house. Well, this hummingbird flew up and practically

called me a THIEF to my face! He was really ticked I was absconding

with HIS flowers. There must be quite a lot of nectar in them, I guess.

He vibed me so bad I only cut 3 of them!!

:-6

Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas. Of the 338 species, only three are found east of the Mississippi. They all winter in Mexico or Central America. They are BIG eaters. No animal on earth has a faster metabolism-roughly 100 times that of an elephant. Hummingbirds burn food so fast they often eat 1.5 to 3 times their body weight in food per day! In order to gather enough nectar, hummingbirds must visit hundreds of flowers every day. Just one day of cold temperatures or bad luck finding flowers can mean death. Do not intimidate them or pick flowers while they are watching. Puttering around in your yard is discouraged as well.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:15 am

jbbarker1947 wrote: Hummingbirds are found only in the Americas. Of the 338 species, only three are found east of the Mississippi. They all winter in Mexico or Central America. They are BIG eaters. No animal on earth has a faster metabolism-roughly 100 times that of an elephant. Hummingbirds burn food so fast they often eat 1.5 to 3 times their body weight in food per day! In order to gather enough nectar, hummingbirds must visit hundreds of flowers every day. Just one day of cold temperatures or bad luck finding flowers can mean death. Do not intimidate them or pick flowers while they are watching. Puttering around in your yard is discouraged as well.

That is interesting, only 3 east of the mississippi, wow how cool, and in actual fact they come this far north and go further west to the coast and island. Amazing little critters I bet many die up here as we get cold snaps and they may not get away in time.

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:47 am

minks wrote: That is interesting, only 3 east of the mississippi, wow how cool, and in actual fact they come this far north and go further west to the coast and island. Amazing little critters I bet many die up here as we get cold snaps and they may not get away in time.

Hummingbirds have a unique way of keeping warm or conserving their energy - at night, or any time they cannot get enough food to fuel themselves - they go into torpor - a state in which their metabolic rate is only one-fifteenth that of normal sleep. They use this method to live through cool nights.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 11:51 am

Diuretic wrote: If you hear a hummingbird growl then...put the flowers down very gently and back away slowly......

:wah:

too funny

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:04 pm

Diuretic wrote: If you hear a hummingbird growl then...put the flowers down very gently and back away slowly......

And nobody gets hurt!

Jb thanks for the lesson but I did know that already and have very good

relationship with my hummers, and I'm not about to give up my

puttering. You don't know it but you are talking to a person who when

she sees California quail on her morning walks, approaches VERY slowly

so they don't burn too many calories.

Here's a post of mine you might be interested in:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... ostcount=1

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:08 pm

valerie wrote: And nobody gets hurt!

Jb thanks for the lesson but I did know that already and have very good

relationship with my hummers, and I'm not about to give up my

puttering. You don't know it but you are talking to a person who when

she sees California quail on her morning walks, approaches VERY slowly

so they don't burn too many calories.

Here's a post of mine you might be interested in:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... ostcount=1

I can really appreciate your frustration there. I'm sure some people set out in life to make a profession out of being dumb asses. Worse, they have a dumb ass answer for everything.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:10 pm

Oh, you can still see the little quail!:-4

My family's places in Joshua Tree still have them running around there, they are so cute!

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jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:32 pm

OpenMind wrote: I can really appreciate your frustration there. I'm sure some people set out in life to make a profession out of being dumb asses. Worse, they have a dumb ass answer for everything.

Was this directed at me? I should have used the smilies.:wah: :yh_hugs :yh_youkid

jbbarker1947 · Post by **jbbarker1947** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:33 pm

valerie wrote: And nobody gets hurt!

Jb thanks for the lesson but I did know that already and have very good

relationship with my hummers, and I'm not about to give up my

puttering. You don't know it but you are talking to a person who when

she sees California quail on her morning walks, approaches VERY slowly

so they don't burn too many calories.

Here's a post of mine you might be interested in:

http://www.forumgarden.com/forums/showp ... ostcount=1

As long as you don't point.:wah:

OpenMind · Post by **OpenMind** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:36 pm

jbbarker1947 wrote: Was this directed at me? I should have used the smilies.:wah: :yh_hugs :yh_youkid

I guess my post was aimed at dumb asses. Are you one of those then JBB?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:41 pm

jbbarker1947 wrote: As long as you don't point.:wah:

A setter, I'm not!!

;)

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:38 pm

valerie wrote: Out front in a border I have several fairly large clumps of pineapple

sage... some of it is blooming now, these really delicate really pretty

red flowers. I was out there puttering around and decided I'd like to

pick some for the house. Well, this hummingbird flew up and practically

called me a THIEF to my face! He was really ticked I was absconding

with HIS flowers. There must be quite a lot of nectar in them, I guess.

He vibed me so bad I only cut 3 of them!!

:-6

Did you give him hell ? Did you let him have it ? Do you want me to have a word with the little critter ?