Hummingbird Bird Feeder

You can hear their chirps and wings. Sorry about the back light, but this is the best angle I could use to pick up their sound

The first segment was taken at 6:15 am and its still dark at that time of the morning. Not the best quality, but shows interaction of the birds throughout the day. Very territorial as they are I am only 2 meters away on parts of this video sitting outdoors. To my surprise the Downy Woodpecker though hesitant did visit the feeder while I sat there towards the end… Disclaimer – I do not own the rites to this music. All credit goes to the original artist. No copyright infringement intended, uploaded purely for entertainment purposes.

Little Hummers at the front feeder. We can see this feeder from the home office. It is a Dr. JB’s Hummingbird Feeder, the BEST feeder we have ever purchased and used on a regular basis. There is a dominant male Ruby-Throated Hummer usually guarding this feeder. Half of the time he will sit in the Dogwood tree just out of view and wait for other Hummers to try to feed, then zoom in and chase them. The other half of his time he sits on the feeder and waits for Hummers to fly in over the house roof and scares them away – he’s a trip!

I have heard of Black Capped Chickadees taking nectar at the Hummingbird feeder, but never a Downy Woodpecker. All these years of feeding Hummers this was my first encounter. This Downy has been coming to the feeder for over a week now, must like the nectar or my secret ingredients. Sorry not as clear as I had hoped since it was taken from the inside of the house and sorry about the quality, it is lacking… Disclaimer – I do not own the rites to this music. All credit goes to the original artist. No copyright infringement intended, uploaded purely for entertainment purposes.

Hundreds of hummingbirds stop here during their fall migration. I was there a week after the hummingbird festival, and the feeders were very busy. Several great viewing areas and friendly staff make it a wonderful place to visit. I could have stayed much longer…

Hummingbirds Slow Motion HD ~ Calliope & Rufous : Adult Male Rufous, Adult Male I’ve been waiting all winter for the hummingbirds to return and get some slow motion video (240fps) of them. I film with the Sony HDR AX2000 set to auto shutter, manual focus and 240fps.

Hummingbirds ~ The worlds smallest birds are back in Canada, Christina Lake. ‘Fairy Tail’ by aleksrutko aleksrutko.promodj.ru

Remote still captures of ruby throated hummingbirds with tripod mounted Canon Powershot S3 camera connected to iMac computer.

The tiniest hummingbird north of the Rio Grande, the Calliope Hummingbird, Stellula calliope, occurs primarily in Mexico and western sections of the US and Canada. These were filmed in Christina Lake British Columbia in May 2011. You can recognize a Calliope Hummingbird by its coloring and size. It’s a very tiny hummingbird that’s green on top. A male Calliope Hummingbird has red and white streaks on its throat, while a female has a whitish throat and a cinnamon chest and belly. Researchers have not spent a lot of time studying the Calliope Hummingbird. They say more research is needed before they can determine the best way to conserve the bird’s population. However, they do know that many species of hummingbirds and insects that pollinate flowers are decreasing. They believe these decreases in population numbers may include loss of habitat, more pesticides, and non-native plants being introduced to the environment. The Calliope Hummingbird is even more susceptible to natural disasters, diseases, and changes in landscape because of its restricted habits for wintering. music by Daniel Bautista 05

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world feeding on small insects and pollen – With the rampant use of pesticides in much of their migratory route and habitat – I think their days are numbered. One by one, all species are under attack, can it ever stop? Music: Le chant des sirenes part III by Emha artlibre.org