Oh my gosh, I love hummingbirds. <3 I had the idea for a hummingbird char using the dove spell too, but I didn't use it. XD Oh, and I'm sure all the ponies wouldn't mind that. |D Derpy certainly wouldn't. ♥

*tracks*

That's great that they came around while you were outside! They can be funny little critters.

It sounds like you have both male and female ruby-throated hummingbirds. They're pretty common, and the females lack the distinctive ruby throat that the males have.

Watch out for the male though, they can be territorial and will actually take dives at people if they feel like their territories are threatened!

The species is a solitary one, so even members of the same species they'll try to drive away from the food in their territory. Particularly right now, since they're getting bulked up for their migration, they will be especially aggressive.

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF TRIGGER!!

He's so handsome!! And I adore what you did on his forehead! Thank you so much!!

<3

Jadyn adores the littlest of things in life. Hummingbirds are no exception.

DFFFF I edited the bio without realizing you had commented!

That is great, he looks so realistic! Thank you Snow! XD!!

Oh my god. Quad, that vid you posted, it was gorgeous.
It really made me smile, for so many reasons.
You've earned yourself a track, dude.

I actually did see a hummingbird this morning when I stepped outside. I was bummed that the bird seed I had put out earlier got washed away in the rain, but the hummingbird feeder is still full.


On a silly note, Quad Hummingbird still has Quad's Grand Talux powers, so he comes back to life if he dies. That means that sitting on him, cuddling him too tightly, ect will kill him but he'll come back to life a few moments later. It doesn't necessarily mean he'll LIKE getting squished to death, but...it's acceptable if it happens

FFFFF that is an adorable Quad Hummingbird! He's so pudgy! XD!! Thank you :3

Yeah the ones we have right now keep chasing each other around the back yard. But when I get to see them sit and drink the nectar from my feeder, it makes me really happy because I actually made it for them. I also see butterflies land on it and drink too!

It was that one day where the hummingbird flew up to me and Mom that started all of this. Since then, I've been obsessed with them, and keep looking outside every hour or so to see if there's one on the feeder. Sometimes they're there, sometimes I don't see them, but I know they're hanging out in the tree.

FFFF thank you! That is awesome! XD!!





I wish my hummingbirds were this social. I may have to move my feeder from the treeline. I have a place that it could hang out in the open, so that's a possibility.

Or I could buy a 2nd feeder for that spot and leave the first one where it's at.

Edit -

I ended up moving the feeder a few feet away from the treeline. It's out in the open now, so hopefully those hummingbirds who have been flying up to it are not crossing into the territory of the male hummingbird who keeps chasing them away, where it originally was under the trees.

I felt bad for moving it at first because I saw him swoop down five or six times looking for it, and then fly back up into the trees, but eventually, he spotted it where I moved it at and flew over. So I feel better now because despite him being possessive of it, he still can feed from it. He just has to fly a little farther now. But this way, the other ones who are flying by can get to benefit from it.

I hope this works better.


Edit #2 -

Oh well, I ended up moving it back to where it was because I don't think the hummingbirds felt safe out in the open, and also the shade apparently is better for the feeder since the sunlight makes it too hot and does stuff to the sugarwater. I guess there's nothing I really can do about that one male, he's going to keep chasing the others off when they get close to the feeder.

D'aawww...but you're lucky you have magpies! We don't have them here, and they look so pretty X3

Also I noticed something funny. Hummingbirds stick their little tongues out after they drink nectar! You an see it in the video above at around 1:40 or so



X3!!

((I took the dogs out this morning and there was a female cardinal who was feeding, and she continued to eat even while we were out there. Usually the birds fly off as soon as they see us.))

They're among my favorite birds too, and I see them all the time here. They love our feeder in the back yard. You always know that if one is there eating, their mate is somewhere close by. I was really surprised at how brave the female cardinal was this morning. She just kept eating while we were outside. Most of the time the birds fly off as soon as I open the door.

I also never realized they can raise and lower their crests like cockatiels! I was watching her with binoculars earlier and when she would bend down to pick up a seed, her crest would flatten, and then when she was alert her crest raised up. You learn something new every day!

Beautiful poetry as always and I love the hummingbird video and picture. It is the time of year here in Texas they begin to gather around flowers in a flock waiting for a front to come through so they can take flight across the Gulf Coast to winter in some South America forest.

Oh what a magical moment I just experienced! I went outside and put some new seed out for the birds, and as I was standing underneath the hummingbird feeder, a beautiful female ruby throated hummingbird came up and started feeding! I was within a few feet from her, and she still had the courage to come so close!

She would pick one of the feeders on the other side of where I was standing, so I had to move over a little to where I could see her. And then she would fly back for a moment, make a noise, and then perch and feed again. She did this a few times before flying off.

And here's the best thing - I stood out there for maybe 5 minutes, and I saw her at least 6 times! She came back to feed about every minute!

Maybe I'll try taking my camera out there, and if I'm lucky I can get a picture of her. She was so adorable when she would fly back and make a noise, she sounded like a little squeeky toy! I wonder what she was even saying...

Anyway, I just wanted to share this! This is the closest I've been to them, and I'm really happy that she trusted me enough to come feed while I was so close!

I think Quad Hummingbird will have something to say about this soon

Yep, cute AND squishable


PFFT I just found out that sitsliding as a dove is absolutely hilarious! QHB just tried it in front of Herla, Gehirn, and Rutilus, and it was so hilarious seeing their reactions XD!

Nononono I encourage sitting on him XD!! I think it's funny when people do, honestly.

This was really fun to do. In third grade we had to write a book-ish-thingy about an animal. At the time I didn't really have a favorite animal so I chose the Hummingbird.
And so my love for hummingbirds began ♥

Hope you enjoy it!!! 8D

EDIT:
ARGH too big :<
EDIT 2:
Fixed it :3

hehe, the one on the left peeking out at you is adorable.


I have a picture of a hummingbird perched in the tree in the garden. I have a huge butterfly bush that the hummingbirds prefer over our feeders- lots of them come at once to the tree. Of course, like your camera, mine never takes the pictures right. And the one of the hummer in the tree is blurry, but you can still see her. So tiny. I love to watch them.

^ Something I've personally learned over time

Guess who finally got some decent pictures of their hummingbird? XD



"Oh look, food!"



"Om nom nom..."

Now this last one, I took a picture in the trees and didn't realize I had gotten a picture of her until I looked!



That is a lucky shot!

She was hard to capture, since she would only fly onto the feeder for a few seconds before flying off, and sometimes she would perch behind it rather than on the side. But I was able to get the pictures of her after about 5-10 minutes of standing still.

QHB in YGO