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March 22, 2009 at 5:45 pm #590177
B-squaredParticipantJust had my first rufous hummingbird of the year in my back yard at the Manzanita bush. Very Cool!! don’t know if i will see him at the feeder since it is “owned” by an anna’s who has claimed it all winter.
March 22, 2009 at 6:34 pm #661331
JoBParticipantMarch 22, 2009 at 9:31 pm #661332
FullTiltParticipantI thought that this was going to be about somebody putting something in my drink : )
March 23, 2009 at 12:19 am #661333
AnonymousInactiveHaha, I thought the same thing! Probably don’t want to make any hummingbird ice cream with that name though….
March 23, 2009 at 4:34 pm #661334
JoBParticipantMarch 23, 2009 at 5:22 pm #661335
B-squaredParticipantit might be hard for them to hold the tiny cones as their beaks are so long….
March 23, 2009 at 5:25 pm #661336
AnonymousInactiveThe ice cream could be liquefied and put in feeders. That’s how we eat ice cream in the Linguini household….
March 23, 2009 at 5:27 pm #661337
trensuelaMemberFor hummingbirds it is best to dye the liquified ice cream red so they know it is for them.
March 23, 2009 at 5:56 pm #661338
AnonymousInactiveGood point T. Perhaps it would also be prudent for there to be a small perch attached to the feeder in the event they are unable to beat their wings 40-80 times per second, and need to rest up before moving on to the next ice cream feeder.
March 23, 2009 at 6:00 pm #661339
JoBParticipantMarch 23, 2009 at 7:52 pm #661340
B-squaredParticipanti see them upclose and personal as i have one of those suction-cup feeders (highly recommend). if you are still, you will be four inches from them as they feed. me and eddie (cat avatar) watched one yesterday. imagine dining on nectar with a big cat-face watching you! now that there is a rufous in the yard, they’re all pissed off:( i haven’t offered them any ice cream yet. do they make honeysuckle ice cream?
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