"escape" wrote in message
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On Thu, 5 May 2005 17:15:23 -0500, "\"Fragile Warrior\" Volfie"
opined:


I'm new to this area but I thought the date that everyone started putting
out feeders was toward the end of May. In fact, I had thought about
putting
out my feeder when it got warm a few weeks ago but I thought I was way too
early.

It's a good thing those little guys know to come and look in the window
until they get your attention. They may not talk but they speak very
clearly.

Giselle


They show up here in Texas around March 15 thru April 1. We put feeders
out
March 1 in case someone shows up, but our garden is full of nectar plants
for
them. They may not talk, but they trill and make a LOT of noise as they
dive
bomb one another day and night. One day I set up the video camera to film
them
at the feeder and I couldn't believe the action! Lots of boys fighting,
chest
out whipping around.

V

Hey, since you watch them a lot, I have a question for you: have you ever
seen a hummingbird with something on its leg that looked like foam? Two
years in a row, I had a hummingbird with something hanging from one leg that
looked and moved like foam -- almost the consistancy of shaving foam or
stiff egg whites. The first year I saw it, I thought about trying to catch
it to see if it was something that the hummer needed help removing but I
never got brave enough to try it. Then I saw the same bird -- or maybe a
different one? -- the next year, too. Is this just some hummingbird faux
pas I don't know about or does my little hummer have some sort of fungus
problem?

Giselle