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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
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 Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 09:58:54 AM
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AWW how sweet.
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
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Mae West
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whiteraven
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Christa
Kansas City
MO
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 10:13:08 AM
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What a great way to spend some time! They are facinating to watch.
whiteraven
farmgirl Sister #320
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 10:24:26 AM
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Awwwww...I just love those little visitors and I have feeders out for them every year. I thought they had all gone for the year, but the other day a couple showed up. They were in mid air looking into my back door as if to say "Hey, we want more food out here!"
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 7:28:57 PM
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I love hummers I have 2 that visit my feeder all day everyday. Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/ |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Sep 26 2008 : 7:36:10 PM
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it was actually quite interesting to watch the activity at the bottle brush tree..I saw a unique system of how it worked in that short hour of watching.
First the hummingbird would come to the tree and circle it for about 3-5 minutes at the most going all over the tree..then it would dart away up into the pine trees and the wax myrtles...as soon as it left..the wasps and native pollinators would dive in very quickly..then they'd hurry and dart away..and as soon as they did the moths and butterflies would dart in...if there were any butterflies left when the hummer quickly darted back in for his/her turn it would chase them away...this cycle kept repeating itself about every 5 minutes as I was watching the tree...quite fascinating actually how it had a little harmony/system going there.
Glad you all enjoyed the photos. I had fun watching this little bird...and just wanted to share it with my friends.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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Georgiann
True Blue Farmgirl
109 Posts
Georgiann
Seymour
IN
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2008 : 04:10:27 AM
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Thank you for your patience, and for sharing the pictures. I've never seen a bottle brush tree, but it has the most appropriate name, doesn't it? I thought for a moment that it really was a bottle brush you had painted red! Is that one of those beautiful plants that only thrives in Florida?
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Whatever you do, do it with your whole heart
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2008 : 10:05:53 AM
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here's the plant data info:
it is hardy to zones 8a to 11.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2331/
my neighbor has a tree of it that is about 5 ft taller than their house roof line.
ours is about 12 ft. tall already..we planted ours about 5 yrs ago when it was just a tiny thing about a foot tall..it didn't take it long to become tall and oh about 6 ft wide.
It is very nice for the hummingbirds and the monarchs and gulf fritillary butterflies enjoy it too.
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
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Tapestry
True Blue Farmgirl
1223 Posts
Cheryl
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2008 : 9:27:39 PM
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What wonderful pictures! We forgot to put our hummingbird feeder out this year...ratz... but they still come to a big bush my neighbor has and I also saw one sipping nectar from a tomato plant blossom which surprised me since I know they prefer red or pink flowers. They are soooo cute.
Happy farmgirl sister #353
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
1306 Posts
Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
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Posted - Sep 28 2008 : 06:52:22 AM
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Fantastic photos! You captured the hummingbird beautifully, without a blur. My neighbor has a Momosa (sp?) tree that has pink fuzzy blooms, which attracts the hummingbirds. I would sit and just stare at the tree and would always find one flitting about the flowers. I don't see too many of them and it's always a treat when I find one. They are so sweet! Your patience paid off....thank you for sharing!
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Across the Fence: My little visitor |
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My little visitor
