Comments on: What kind of Hummingbird is that? The Most Common Hummingbirds in North America https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/ Quick & Easy Recipes for the Entire Family Sat, 22 Jun 2024 02:07:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Melissa https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-82363 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 16:38:22 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-82363 In reply to Cindy.

Cats! Now that sounds like a problem, I haven’t thought about cats trying to catch them but it makes sense!

]]> By: Cindy https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-82331 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 02:21:34 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-82331 Hi Melissa! Love your hummingbird recipe! Please advise others to hang their hummingbird feeders up and out of reach from cats! I once hung mine from a Shepard’s hook about 4ft tall and my cat caught a hummingbird while it was hovering to feed! I didn’t see him do it but from my front screen door I could see something sticking out of his mouth and my other cat was growling at him to give it up so I went out to stop the argument before it became a full blown fight. At this point I thot he had caught a grasshopper and I was seeing part of a grasshoppers back leg. I was horrified to see the tiny irredescent feathers of a hummers wing protruding from my cat’s mouth and my knee jerk reaction was to give him a quick pop to the back of his head (please. No hateful comments, Gizmo was fine & a cherished family member who lived to be 15 yrs old) and this caused him to expel the tiny bird from his jaws of certain death just as I had hoped and intended. Remember Granny from the old Bugs Bunny Looney toons cartoons when she did the same to her cat Sylvester when he had Tweety bird in his mouth looking all innocent? And thats T exactly how it worked with Gizmo. I quickly but gently picked up the tiny hummer and rushed inside, fully expecting a dead or severely injured bird. I I was shocked to see two little black eyes peeping back at me when I looked at him inside my cupped hands! I placed him in a shoebox on a soft washrag so we could both regain our composure. 10 min passed when I heard a small whirring sounds from the lidded box. He was beating his wings against the sides telling me he wanted out! I quickly went to the back door, stepped out and removed the lid. He gave me one quick look of what appeared to be gratitude, then WHIRRR! In a blur, he was GONE! I make sure my feeder was at least 5 fr from the ground after that!

]]> By: Crystal Taylor https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-75080 Thu, 19 May 2022 21:55:56 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-75080 Thank you Melissa for sharing the easy recipe for hummingbirds also the educational tidbit was also pleasing.not a one full moment .

]]> By: Mari Gray https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-71189 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:45:16 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-71189 I am also enjoying watching hummingbirds coming to my backyard. Thank you for sharing the wonderful knowledge of yours. I thought that there are few kinds of hummingbird in North America but you mentioned much ore…I will keep looking what kind of hummingbirds visiting my backyard!

Mari from Western Massachusetts

]]> By: Melissa https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-36162 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:51:32 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-36162 In reply to Bev.

I agree, I have a hard time telling what’s in my own yard, quick little things!

]]> By: Melissa https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-36156 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:47:46 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-36156 In reply to deb c.

I love this, I can’t wait to get some feeders and flowers closer to the house! We see them in the garden on the zinnias a bit but not enough to really get to know them!

]]> By: deb c https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-36101 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 04:33:23 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-36101 My house is home to tons of Black-chinned hummers. They show up in late March and start hovering where the seven feeders are SUPPOSED to be. They are fairly territorial of their feeders and favorite flowers until late July…..then they learn to cooperate. Late July brings a migration of Broadtails and they are just down right pissy! They take over and the Black-chins learn to work together…..one flies near the feeder to cause the Broadtail to chase after it…while the chase is going on, a couple of Black-chins zoom in to get a quick drink. I watch this over and over. Some years, a Rufus or two will show up with the Broadtails…..they are even pissier!!!! Then the Broadtails and Black-chins work together. Funny little birds….such a gift to have around!

]]> By: Bev https://www.blessthismessplease.com/what-kind-of-hummingbird-is-that-the-most-common-hummingbirds-in-north-america/comment-page-1/#comment-35963 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 18:31:49 +0000 https://dev1.blessthismessplease.com/?p=32964#comment-35963 Great post! We attract a few varieties of hummingbirds to our yard in AZ. It can be difficult to identify them though, even with a decent zoom lens, because their movements are so very quick.

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