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Anyone ever see hummingbirds in our area, have...
Anyone ever see hummingbirds in our area, have any luck attracting them?
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May 25, 2020
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Anyone ever see hummingbirds in our area, have any luck attracting them?
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May 25, 2020
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Briefly in May when my weigela blooms
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May 25, 2020
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Used to have them in north riverside. Came every afternoon to the four o’clocks and fed until after dark.
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May 25, 2020
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Yes every summer I only get a couple but it’s exciting
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May 25, 2020
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Hummingbirds, woodpeckers and Cardinals All the time
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May 25, 2020
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Yup! We have feeders in the yard.
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May 25, 2020
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Yes - they love my plants on the patio
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May 25, 2020
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We have feeders to, but no luck☹️
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May 25, 2020
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I have one male that passes through every May 15. He spends the night and is gone the next day. They are busy getting to their territory, making nests, and raising babies this time of year. Starting July or so they will travel further afield and looking for food sources. Then from August to October they will start bulking up for migration. Then the juveniles show up too. They guard "their" feeder. One day in October they will be gone.
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May 25, 2020
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I do! We plant a butterfly/hummingbird garden to attract them♥️
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May 25, 2020
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Parents have.
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May 25, 2020
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We have a very young female - not the same one we’ve had the past 2 years. She showed up last weekend and comes around lunchtime and then again at happy hour. I have yet to find the nest.
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May 25, 2020
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We had one today! Got this and the feed at the dollar store!
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May 25, 2020
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We get them sometimes and always to our Rose of Sharon.
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May 25, 2020
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Yes, they come for the plants (wish I knew the specific plants, possibly Salvia). Tried a humming bird feeder a couple of years back and it attracted a LOT of ants, but no humming birds.
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May 25, 2020
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Yes, I saw one over our pond once
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May 25, 2020
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Yes came to the feeder right next to us tonight while we were eating on the patio
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May 25, 2020
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I get one that comes by every year (not to say its the same one).
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May 25, 2020
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Yes! They stay for the summer. feeder. No red dye. sugar water only . Plants salvia cigar plant. fuschia plant. bat plant
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May 25, 2020
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Thank you, everyone, we just put up a white sugar water hummingbird feeder yesterday. There aren't many flowering plants in this area to attract hummingbirds, I need to get to it. I appreciate your getting back to me, Des Plainesers.
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May 25, 2020
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if you’re new to Des Plaines. I am suggesting hitting Pesches on river road. They can give you a good heads up on plants. ☺️
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May 25, 2020
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thanks, I want to! Lurvey is close by, it's like going to Disney visiting that place.
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May 25, 2020
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Just FYI . I saw this posted.
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May 25, 2020
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thank you, solid info!
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May 25, 2020
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You’re welcome.
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May 25, 2020
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Yep, had a ton on my feeders today!
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May 25, 2020
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When I had rose of Sharon bushes we got hummingbirds a lot. I just bought a hummingbird bird feeder, and I put it on a shepherds hook outside of my kitchen window. I’m hoping to see more hummingbirds again.
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May 25, 2020
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We have a feeder and see a few a week.
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May 25, 2020
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My next door neighbor has feeders & I've seen them come by. I'll have to get a feeder too.
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May 25, 2020
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Yes! They’re attracted too red and bright colors. There are also feeders you can purchase to help. We see them a lot.
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May 25, 2020
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I live on a third floor. I saw I'm a hummingbird yesterday outside my window it was the first time ever
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May 25, 2020
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Yes. They come to my relatives’ home for the honeysuckle all summer, in the neighborhood by Graceland Prairie Dental. I used to see them sometimes when I lived over by Our Lady of Destiny but haven’t seen any since moving closer to the library. The staff at Pesche’s can advise you on what to plant or put out in pots based on whether you have sun, shade, or a mix.
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May 26, 2020
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Be careful, hummingbird feeders use the same stuff that attracts bees. Put it close enough to look at it but far enough that you don’t get regularly stung.
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