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I am licensed to capture and band/ring hummingbirds. I just caught and banded this little guy at my home. I paint the crown with blue acrylic hobby paint so I can avoid trapping banded birds again unnecessarily. Taken with my iPad, so I had to crop it severely, which makes it kinda grainy.
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I am licensed to capture and band/ring hummingbirds. I just caught and banded this little guy at my home. I paint the crown with blue acrylic hobby paint so I can avoid trapping banded birds again unnecessarily. Taken with my iPad, so I had to crop it severely, which makes it kinda grainy.
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It is ASTONISHING to me that for 1.you can actually CATCH a hummingbird ! And 2. Do you have any idea what acrylic paint does to there head feathers? I'm not being picky, I am just wondering if something foreign like that can cause any problems?
 

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I am licensed to capture and band/ring hummingbirds. I just caught and banded this little guy at my home. I paint the crown with blue acrylic hobby paint so I can avoid trapping banded birds again unnecessarily. Taken with my iPad, so I had to crop it severely, which makes it kinda grainy.
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aawwww thats amazing! they have been very busy at my house the past few days...

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Do you have any idea what acrylic paint does to there head feathers?

Yes: it turns a few of them blue. :) The choice of paint wasn't random guesswork. It's water-based with no petrochemical solvents, and it's the marking medium of choice among banders because it has proven completely harmless while lasting a couple of months, just long enough to be useful. Feathers are molted periodically, and the paint goes with them, if it hasn't already washed or worn off. My federal banding permit includes a specific approval to use this paint. I mark all birds caught at my house, and some of them have returned annually for up to six years, or 150% of the average hummingbird lifespan. Think about it--what would be the point of banding birds if you were compromising their health in the process? The longer those birds thrive and are recaptured, the more we learn more about their lives and biology.

As for catching hummers, that's relatively easy with the right kind of trap. The really delicate part is getting them out of the trap safely, and of course applying a tiny band to the leg. Kids, don't try this at home!

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aawwww thats amazing! they have been very busy at my house the past few days...

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Nice photo! I'll bet that little guy was defending "his" feeder against an intruder when you snapped it.

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Yes: it turns a few of them blue. :) The choice of paint wasn't random guesswork. It's water-based with no petrochemical solvents, and it's the marking medium of choice among banders because it has proven completely harmless while lasting a couple of months, just long enough to be useful. Feathers are molted periodically, and the paint goes with them, if it hasn't already washed or worn off. My federal banding permit includes a specific approval to use this paint. I mark all birds caught at my house, and some of them have returned annually for up to six years, or 150% of the average hummingbird lifespan. Think about it--what would be the point of banding birds if you were compromising their health in the process? The longer those birds thrive and are recaptured, the more we learn more about their lives and biology.

As for catching hummers, that's relatively easy with the right kind of trap. The really delicate part is getting them out of the trap safely, and of course applying a tiny band to the leg. Kids, don't try this at home!

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Thanks for the information about that. For years I thought they didn't even HAVe feet! Keep up the good work! What do you feed them? Is it a sugar -water ratio and if so what is the ratio? :) thanks again, I appreciate you sharing your knowledge .
 

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That's a great photo ljmart. How many tries did it take before that perfect capture?

LoL!! thanks. actually got very lucky... only took about ten pics. very lucky! yes that feeder belonged to her and no one was going to get in her way! she was definitely mad at me tho... chattering up a storm. but she firmly stood her ground!
 

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What do you feed them? Is it a sugar -water ratio and if so what is the ratio?

One part white granulated sugar to four parts tapwater. No dye or other ingredients, no boiling required. There's a whole page about feeders on my website, which I'm not allowed to link here. Google "hummingbirds" and it will be the first result that's not an ad. That's what happens when you've been on the web for 18 years... :)

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One part white granulated sugar to four parts tapwater. No dye or other ingredients, no boiling required. There's a whole page about feeders on my website, which I'm not allowed to link here. Google "hummingbirds" and it will be the first result that's not an ad. That's what happens when you've been on the web for 18 years... :)

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Hi Lanny. Im from the Philippines. Lately I've been seeing this small humming bird like feeding on the flowers of the moringa tree. They hover the same way as the hummers i see in the US. What I know is that we don't have humming birds here. (Well until lately, somebody also released a squirrel here in the Philippines and they're becoming prolific in the city). I'll try to take a picture and post it here.
 

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Hi Lanny. Im from the Philippines. Lately I've been seeing this small humming bird like feeding on the flowers of the moringa tree. They hover the same way as the hummers i see in the US. What I know is that we don't have humming birds here. (Well until lately, somebody also released a squirrel here in the Philippines and they're becoming prolific in the city). I'll try to take a picture and post it here.

Did you know that squirrels are killing off all of the chipmunks where I live. I am really sad about it because the chipmunks were so playful, tormenting dogs, racing each other spirally up and down and around all of the evergreens. We used to have oodles of chipmunks here - I can't remember the last time I saw even one! The squirrels are spreading some kind of virus that kills chipmunks. :-(. If you have chipmunks where you live ( anybody ) please let me know! Thanks, squib.

Photos of babies tasting lemon for the first time. Please go to this site.

http://www.aprilmaciborka.com/105021/984043/gallery/pucker
 
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