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MissMillie

(39,694 posts)
Fri May 8, 2026, 11:19 AM 22 hrs ago

Hummingbird!

Can't believe I got this picture.

Sure, it's not a great picture--bad lighting.

But I'm just a few feet away from that feeder.

Look on the left side of it.

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surfered

(14,106 posts)
1. We have so many, we are having to refill that same feeder every day.
Fri May 8, 2026, 11:58 AM
21 hrs ago

Occasionally the Orioles try to get the nectar as well

MissMillie

(39,694 posts)
2. I was recently told that Orioles
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:22 PM
21 hrs ago

like oranges.

When it comes time for us to shop, I'm going to get a couple oranges and test that theory.

a kennedy

(36,272 posts)
4. And they like grape jelly.....I actually quit putting grape jelly out because the ROBINS would eat it
Fri May 8, 2026, 04:46 PM
17 hrs ago

as well!!!! and once the baby robins fly, momma robin feeds it to them too!!!! They would end up in a line on the railing and momma would feed them the jelly. Needless to say momma robin would feel pretty upset when the baby robins were older would hog the jelly and not let momma eat any!!! I quit putting out the jelly, now I only feed hummingbirds forget the Orioles/robins.

Niagara

(12,041 posts)
3. Fantastic, MissMillie
Fri May 8, 2026, 12:45 PM
21 hrs ago

I accommodated my neighborhood hummingbirds and orioles 3 days ago.

It took the orioles a few hours to figure out that I had the grape jelly bowl ready to go for them.

I didn't see any hummingbirds until yesterday, but that doesn't mean that they weren't around.

a kennedy

(36,272 posts)
5. The hummers we're seeing are just the scouts....the majority of hummers are't really here yet.
Fri May 8, 2026, 04:49 PM
16 hrs ago

They’ll be here very soon tho.

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