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Mar 1, 2016 6:42 PM
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NancySandeman
You should train them to be like carrier pidgeons.. Carry around little secret messages!
FrostedBeats
owh shet they caught me! -moves nest- :C
Lucky77777
Neat.
UnusualBehavior
Gosh darn it so cute
lacole725
Time for an omelette.
Imnotfollowingyou
Now that is a humdinger!
jqui
wonderful pics! Was lucky enough to have this experience last year, posted the whole story not that long ago - enjoy it! :)
IBlowForALiving
Your money tree makes a good home. I think I'll come live in it as well.
LurlineLumpkin
True story: My dad put a jellybean in a hummingbird's nest. Looked exactly like the eggs. I thought it was mean. He thought it hilarious.
TrustMeImABassist
I live here now.
CheFaCose
You maybe give too much water to your plant. That yellow leaf.
ThatsSoBrutal
Piss on them to show dominance
MamaKin
Does it live in your house?
brinaynay
I had that happen to me too! Fuckers shat on everything! The mom spits their poo form the nest to keep it clean. But gosh, they're cute!
CharmieSweets
Aw she looks so proud!
IGetThingsWrong
Congrats on the sex.
flyline
Cool !! Please give them their distance, but update us with photos if you can !!!
drenix
They do sorta get comfortable with you after a while. One made a nest in a hanging wire in my unfinished garage long ago.
Salsaun528
Avocado tree!
crappycap
Yeah we've avoided using the front door to get in the house now. Just coming in via garage door.
flyline
That's awesome !!! Please try to document this with photos!! I'd love to see the little ones hatch !
batts
That's very nice of you :3
hackller
they only hum cos they don't know the words!!!
eludedjoy
Eeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
CatzEyes93
must have updates!
AngelsinmyMouthfield
Have fun. These things dive bomb the fuck out of you eventually. Sharp ass beaks and high pitched squeaks.
utsi
/a/tQ0j3
corndoghooker
Where do you live? Also what kind of plant is that? I need to make this happen...
crappycap
Its a money tree / pachira aquatica as someone else mentioned.
larbatoo
I'm wondering what kind of plant that is also, I have that same thing in my house, no hummingbirds though.
PumpkinFarts
I think it might be bamboo. My bamboo tree looks just like this.... and it has had 2 hummingbird nests. Maybe they have a thing for them..
FarNorthFarLeft
How beautiful. I feel very peaceful looking at it. Not to sound dopey but it's kind of like the surrounding noise goes quiet.
Dschoermanizer
Plant: Pachira Aquatica.
LegacyMuse
aaaaaay, macarena!
Randomice
You are gonna be an humminguncle!
PiranhaLI
Good one!
Pankypinkyponky
He could be a hummingdaddy if he moved in..
Autocorrected
*humcle
lLeGrandl
Homunculus. Full Metal Alchemist.
MercuryGreen
Gonna get a hummer!
TallDarkAndOld
Excellent use of "an." An harmonica!
Randomice
My wife is an editor.
chappiejen
OP has to wait for the birds to hatch to know if he/she is an aunt or an uncle! Everyone knows that.
arbipo
Good point sir
theartofmath
I personally prefer hummingbuncle.
whatbuttondoipush
You said buncle, now you have to say uncle... in to my butt
theartofmath
That sounds hot. I'm in.
DudeSmash
Make sure you have some method to keep cats away. I've seen so many poor bird families destroyed by a damned stray. It's heartbreaking :'(
Dismang
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/de/1e/a1/de1ea1016e55020fed4d1427fb3d53f4.jpg
losttheabilitytoeven
When you said ruined bird families I pictured dad bird at a bird motel with a bird hooker.
hoboranger
do you know how humming birds have sex? really fast
TimmyDans
Just like OP
Ocbarr
Oh so I should just tell my wife I'm a humming bird.
AlaskanC130Rescue
And they still last longer than me...
NotACanadian
They do it in midair. I was lounging outside one day and saw a pair just going at it daredevil-style and was like "K, enough spring for me"
ThisIsEmilyPingingBackAndFlyingLikeACheeseSandwichTiedToABrick
I came home to a a seething frog orgy in my garden pond today. I feel sorry for the poor fish.
blitherypoop
Hummingbirds only mate for a few seconds. You might have seen a fight.
NotACanadian
I don't know, it was a really coital fight. And I did only see them for like, 2 seconds before they zipped off. Maybe it was rape.
blitherypoop
Might have been a mating then...though many (most?) species land on a twig to mate.
ImJustADinosaur
So eggs benedict?
AuntSharron
It would take a gross of hummingbird eggs to feed an adult.
willworkforscoobysnacks
MimzytheBun
GoddammitMrNoodle
only feeds one small child.
PutInaThumbnPulledOutAPlum
Wait, so the antifreeze guy gets lynched but infanticide via eggs Benedict is up 12....?
Birdiex
Searched for Anti-freeze for ages... couldnt find it, much dissapoint.
scottynige
Get a hummingbird feeder. They're inexpensive. Saves the bird leaving the nest for long periods hunting for food. helps avoid predators
MegaDeuce
Nooo then it's a pet. Prime directive, dammit!
sirmerks
Or just eat the eggs
brickson21
I was always under the impression that hummingbirds only used the feeders as fuel to hunt insects? I suppose it would still save time.
Maxxbod
Or OP could sit beside the nest all day long and protect the eggs from predators.
Copperbrat
I do NOT recommend putting up a feeder right now. It might invite other birds, causing this family to abandon the nest. They'll find food.
crappycap
yeah I might take it down after all since it doesnt look like she takes from it. dont want more things for her to deal with while incubating
MacThunderfart
German here: Difference between inexpensive and cheap? Does cheap mean it is of low quality, too?
Allen8907
Depends on the item
brushybrushy
Great idea! Make your own sugar water (1:4 ratio) instead of that red stuff that's not good for them.
YouSufferWithCognitiveDissonance
I don't believe that sugar water is the hummingbirds natural diet
DidItForScience
The hummingbirds in your area drink blood?
brushybrushy
Yes, thirsty little blood sippers they are.
shooploop
Tbh any predator could eat a hummingbird they're so tiny and defenceless.
ITalkAboutGoats
but very very vicious.
atombongsmoker
They're defenseless but also vicious, got it.
ITalkAboutGoats
Like an angry chihuahua, sure, they try to bite the shit out of you, but come on, it's the size of a turd.
Onaspaceship
I thought the same too. But the babies mostly need protein from small insects. Good for mom at least.
johnste
Yes! Put out something to attract gnats or fruit flies.
crappycap
Yeah I might move it/put it elsewhere now for the mom.
Onaspaceship
I'm excited. There's a nest right outside my apartment. Two eggs due to hatch any day now. I think it's 14-16 days
scottynige
be wary of touching, moving things as birds are mistrusting of hoomans. The last feeder I put out took almost 4 days to be accepted.
woodjoiner
Yup, Time to start using the back door.
scottynige
"Back door" grabbed my attention for all the wrong reasons. Then I realised you were being helpful not crass. I'm just a mucky minded fella
crappycap
i've actually did that and hung it up on a tree i've seen the hummingbird visit. but so far the bird isn't taking the sugar water :(
kosuna
Actually they eat a lot of insects, especially during mating season. Feeding the chicks pure sugar would not help them develop!
DorkyWon
1:4 ratio sugar:water. Make it yourself, don't need red shit from store.
BatmanReference
I also heard that if it's ever been washed out with soap that they won't go for it because of the taste
Falalalalanobodyknowsmeonhere
I've heard coloring it helps too - I'd google food dye hummingbirds
theshadygiant
Make your own sugar water, the store bought is bad for the birds. Something about the artificial sweeteners and colors.
brainlesstroll
It won't visit if it's too close to the nest. It doesn't want predators to easily follow it back
ijustcantevenrightnow
yes, what some others have said - make sure to keep the feeder clean!
momocanfly1999
Try getting a type of sweet nectar. Sugar water works but they have nectar that you can buy that works a little better
scottynige
@OP please keep us updated
Oteneo
Try coke zero - just kidding don't do that.
nerdyvet
is there good colour to the feeder? don't have to colour the water, but make sure the "flowers" they drink from are a nice vibrant colour!
cherokeechc1
It's actually better if the feeder is cleaned daily with soap and water and the food changed daily. 1/2
cherokeechc1
The sugar in the water makes it easy to grow fungus that can kill the little guys. I hope the babies grow big and strong!
hazelriver474
Sometimes it takes a bit for the birds to find a feeder, wait a bit, she'll find it :)
marcusyoyo
Make sure it says "gluten free" on the feeder, otherwise bird will not touch that
Ardencroft
who would want a hipster douche for a hummingbird-bro?
IveGotTheTriforceOfCourageBitch
Make sure you replace the water every week or two, the sugar water can go bad
DAMMITSTOPSTEALINGMYFAVORITEUSERNAMES
They won't go near it if there are ants on it either that happened to my mom's feeder. Just leave it there, they'll get more comfortable
Sogeking
You can prevent the water going bad by adding anti freeze.
thatmangodude
It's an obvious joke! Why were you downvoted?
Sogeking
TossABabyYodaToYourWitcher
+1
Sogeking
Joke about racism and nobody bats an eye. Obvious joke about killing a bird and imgur loses its mind. meme
ImadeaDireMistake
The things we care about...
ThisIsMyMainAccount11
Didn't you know it's a sin to kill a hummingbird?
PolarHailStorm
Jokes against each other and we're fine and can handle it. Jokes against weaker species and we feel bad and above the standard set.
hiimhar
Fuck you
WhiterthanCheesecake4301
Or preferably don't. I'd rather not have his/her offspring in this world.
Brojan
You realize this is a joke, right?
00nolongeravailable00
More often if it's hot
Willis1magillis2
We don't want drunk humming-mothers around kids/humming-babies
Toqueman
I dunno about you but that sounds exactly like something that would be very entertaining to see