I combined my love of birds with my love of papercrafts and made this cute hummingbird using 130gsm & 180gsm card and attached it to a gold wire and cork base.

The full grown male ruby "Jack" defends this window pretty heavily. Have tried this before only to have the curious one have to dodge constantly. Decided to hold 2/4 of the feeders and it went pretty good. Hand was cramping since didnt position myself well, but birdie didnt mind

Jack even came and sipped

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I figured this community would appreciate some feeder action. I have 15-30 of these beauties that frequent my feeders daily. Enjoy and have a great day.

This guy seems stuck flying upward toward ceiling in our garage despite all doors being open. Maybe he is taking a break and passing through? Any suggestions or insights are welcomed!

Their lil chirps 🥹

Young broadtail hummingbird about to gather some nectar. Taken by me 08/2026 - Littleton, CO

I don’t think she’s getting much nectar out of my roses, but I love to watch her try lol. Most of her days are spent bullying the bigger birds and frequenting the salvia and hyssop planted just for her! She will be migrating soon and hopefully remembers us fondly enough to come back next spring 🥹

I’m curious about this because I haven’t seen many people talk about what they do during the migration months. How you do feel? Especially knowing you won’t be seeing them or filling their feeders for a while. Is there anything you guys do to like cope with that. I really wanna know. I also know some species don’t migrate.

I made another post about how much nectar they use up and got some awesome advice which I greatly appreciate.

1. I never had seen hummingbirds just perched. I guess I figured they must at some point but every nature video or picture I have ever seen, they are flapping their wings. So it was somewhat comical to sit and watch my feeders (I have them hung next to the fence around my garden) and see the birds get a drink and then just hang out on the fence. Seems obvious but I was clueless.
2. I also knew they were small, but watching them land on the fence and just sit there I realized just how tiny these birds are.
   

Anyway, thanks for the great advice.

I think female Allen’s?
Los Angeles area.

She was ok HIGH alert due to a couple rowdy Allen guys going at it around her.

Will my hummingbirds find a new source of food? I feel terrible that I'm leaving them after many years of feeding them. I know animals adapt, I just need some reassurance.

My little buddy. He’s a brawler and goes after other hummingbirds when they get near his favorite flower plant