Ruby-throated Hummingbirds: Migration and Nesting

How amazing that the tiniest of birds can survive a 20-hour non-stop migratory flight across the Gulf of Mexico! And how amazing that they can find their way back to a specific nesting spot after having traveled to Costa Rica and back! Learn about their death-defying migration and their nesting behaviors in this well illustrated program.

[@horseman528]

Love the hummingbirds. Amazing to watch.

[@brianbachmann9831]

Thank you for such a succinct explanation of what we need to know as friends of hummingbirds.

[@frednorman1]

Great video. Such an interesting species. Thanks for sharing

[@RickyPisano]

Absolutely mind blowing. My first year with a feeder and I have more than I can count now in S.E Tennessee. What an incredible creature.

[@paulisemonger280]

Wonderful info. perfect for me, I am moving to TN from the U.K. cannot wait to watch these beautiful little miracles! Subscribed!

[@birdwatching7173]

Thanks for kind words. And welcome to Tennessee!

[@janeceeastwood8035]

Loved it! Thanks very much.

[@Matt-fh6ip]

I am amazed at what such a tiny creature is capable of

[@infinity8593]

How could anyone give a thumbs down .. the 4 part series is amazing. Thank you so much .. I really appreciate your time to educate us - Ontario Canada .. I bought a Crocosmia Plant last year, right after my mom passed away, and there they were .. like a sign from heaven .. my garden is filled with hummer flowers and feeders. I did have skunk and raccoon issues this year so I bring the feeders in every night (dark) and wake up at first light to put them back out .. protects the feeders from the critter destruction..

[@bjsmoker]

Great info!!! Explains a lot to this PA grandma!! I love the hummers!! Thank you so much!!!

[@leesaharris3213]

Great video! Thank you for all of the great information. I am in North East Florida and I keep my feeders out all year long to help any stragglers along the way. They are such fascinating creatures and I love learning more about them.

[@CreditFast]

Great information on hummingbirds! Last year I noticed that all the males were gone from my feeder by late summer and now I know why. I learned a lot of things that I never knew about these birds. Thank you!

[@birdwatching7173]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ph11p3540]

I always wondered what prevents humming birds from suddenly smoldering and exploding like a fire cracker? Their nectar is literally rocket propellant just to deal with their explosive metabolism. One of the favorite pastime's of oil platform workers is to have their red gloved hands holding cups of nectar in the late evening so they can attract humming birds to feed out of their hands.

[@MsBaztastic]

It's October 5 and now all I have are a few youngsters at my feeders. They are far less afraid of me than the adults and will zip and fight right next to me! I put feeders out in early September for the first time ever. I had mature males at first. They each claimed a feeder but the females and juveniles were persistent. I also have flowers and morning glories. The two types of hummingbird moths also seemed to show up with the birds, and what's crazy is the moths don't care and completely ignore me. I'm in Southeast Texas.

[@tomservo5347]

I just watched some nature show about hummingbirds claiming that they only have a 15 minute energy reserve so how is this migration possible? Anyway after moving back out to the family farm the wife and I have set out 3 feeders and I've caught the hummingbird fever. It's so amazing being swarmed by 10 of them holding feeders in my hands that I've just refilled. For such tiny things they're full of bravado and it's a treat hearing and watching them chirp, flare, and perform aerobatics trying to stake a claim on their 'own' feeder. I've also set out little pieces of dryer lint around on hedges as I've read they'll use it to build their tiny nests. Right outside my window in the hedge are hummingbirds, carolina wrens, and a family of cardinals along with about 10 bluebirds that love bathing in my wife's flower saucers.

[@Butterflys3436]

Thank you ❤

[@stevedimartino683]

Excellent thank you

[@gregjones7742]

Thank you - this is great info! It's my first year with a hummingbird feeder in southwestern Indiana and it's amazing to watch from my windows. I also read your column in the Courier & Press, and I have your books!

[@effeo9962]

Excellent, thanks. Route and root are homophones: its etymology is French.

[@marissashell]

I understand that if a male mates with a female she gets free passage to his territory/food supply. Does the male also allow his broods to eat freely from this supply? I think I have a mom and her babies (one male and one female) coming to our feeder - and at one point we had an adult male who doesn’t really come around very much anymore - but I think I saw the dad (the original male) stop by yesterday and the male baby (I think) seemed to chase the dad away. Also, once they are preparing to go back south, so they all share the feeders with out territorial competition? I see several pictures of 5 or more hummingbirds at one feeder at a time in some pictures, which doesn’t make sense if they are territorial and don’t let other eat at “their” feeders.

[@annecohen8927]

These amazing and completely awesome hummingbirds deserve to have a life of love and compassion. These male hummingbirds are almost like the Allen’s hummingbirds, but don’t have russet feathers. And the female red throated hummingbirds do not have that colorful gorget like the female Allen’s hummingbirds.

[@JohnnySledge-ei5wk]

Cool So cool

[@lh98]

Is hand feeding them a bad idea? I’ve sort of trained a few to eat from my hand but I worry about it being a bad thing for them to trust people?

[@achosenone44]

what day about they be here in north east pa in 2023 have my humminng bird feeder for some!!!

[@johndick5887]

Thank you

[@birdwatching7173]

Welcome!

[@johndick5887]

@@birdwatching7173 thanks...we have put up a regular bird feeder and one for hummingbirds.

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[@rollins2922]

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