Because of you and your wonderful results with hummingbirds birds I decided to put a hummingbird feeder out in May to my surprise I have to hummingbirds that visit. LOL I bought those dollar tree hummingbird feeders, they clean up easy. Today I saw 2 gold finches now to by feed for them. OH! Because of you I have made me 3 water features, birds, butterflies frogs bees love them. I had fun and the enjoyment of sitting on back porch watching them is so refreshing and relaxing. Even a squirrel is using water features love it
We have a new young hummingbird hanging around our house and feeders - this lil one has been exploring all the things in the yard, then coming up for a drink from the feeders, then looking around again. At one point he was trying to see if he could feed off of our songbird bird feeders! This little one is also very curious about us - he flew up into my husband and my faces and just looked at us for a few before heading back to the feeders. :)
Robbie, I want to send a sincere thank you for all your videos on these beautiful creatures. I have put out five feeders and have at least three hummingbirds that come multiple times every day. My husband and I love sitting on our deck in the morning and early evening waiting for them to come by. We’ve also made two water features for our yard and deck that we immensely enjoy thanks to your videos! ❤️
Last year I made a hummingbird swing that I hung near feeders. They used it! They can keep a close eye on the feeder now. And I'm going to use a little solar fountain too.
We'll need to see that swing in motion, that sounds too cute! Are they as territorial over the swing as they are over "their" personal favorite feeder?
@@roninreturns228 I am going to get something again together on my favorite feeder, but you can check out this video I did on that topic of hummingbird feeders: th-cam.com/video/1wxKsU97u6k/w-d-xo.html
YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!! I TRIED TO CLEAN A HUMMING BIRD FEEDER THE OTHER DAY!!! AND TRIED A TINY BRUSH, THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEN I PUT A PAPER TOWEL AROUND IT AND GOT THE TOWEL STUCK, WELL ANY WAYS ALMOST THREW IT AWAY!!! I HAVE FOUND YOU NOW, AND YOU HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH, I LIVE IN AN APT, IN OHIO AND HARDLY ANY POLLINATORS OR BIRDS, I HAVE ONE HUMMER!!! SO AM GOING TO TAKE A FEW CLUES FROM YOU.
God bless you Robbie!! Your videos make me smile. I think California is so enchanting, and your birds are awesome!! We put feeders out this year, and already have 5 birds. I'm looking forward to many more because of your sharing how to's. 💞
Ha!!! I have ridiculous RACCOONS!!! Oh my word, I went through 14 hummingbird feeders last summer!!! It's insanity! It's not normally the older ones, but my goodness those silly, unbelievable adolescent raccoons are a handful!!! I seriously went nuts last summer! Finally, I was just broke, and luckily by the end of July Menards has the single feeders for $.99!!! And the hummingbirds loved them, I loved them since they were super simple! Dollar General just got them in stock, for $1.50, lol, I bought all 8 they had out! Ha!! It's also much easier for me to keep them filled by keeping the food in a bigger water bottle. I'm glad I can separate them all over, mine get very territorial, even though between my mother and I we always have multiple feeders full. We also plant any flowers we hear they are attracted to. ;) Trumpet Vine is like icecream for them, as it would be for me! ;)
Love your channel! Made the wire seats for my feeder that didn't have any and at first they flew around and checked them out BUT now they all LOVE to "sit and sip"! Thank you
Robbie, I was just so tired of having the News on in the mornings when I stumbled onto your channel. Now when I get up in the morning, I go to Robbie and Gary Easy Gardening. I have tried to get hummingbirds but I haven't been successful. I suppose they just aren't in my area (Rosharon, Tx) this time of year. It is really humid, sunny and windy so it's been challenging. But I do really enjoy your videos. The house I live in is a rental so learning about your container gardening tips has been so nice. I'd like to try that next. Thanks for all your great information but mostly, I just like having these nice conversations during a time when we're so housebound.Thanks!
Thank you!!!!! Hummingbirds are my favorite!!!! Then second favorite is Pelican and then Blue Birds. We have had to nest of baby blue birds this year!🥰
Unless it's a male that chases away other birds, then I think you'll just have one for a long while. Or rather, you will see others also when they can sneak in a drink!
I ran across your video while scanning video’s and I absolutely love it. I’m addicted to them now. I have always scared to try because I always heard it was very hard so I never tried. Thank you for making it easy.
That is awesome! Here they sometimes hang out on them in the Winter for a bit of warmth, that is why they were put up and left, Thank you and take care, Robbie
Nvm, i just saw a video where you said you get more during the winter! ❄ that's super! I live in south texas, i have 12 hummingbird feeders and quite a few hummers, using some of your tips and tricks it seems i have gotten some more recently! I just love it! 🧚♀️🌻💞🌎
Oh my goodness, this video is so entertaining as well as informative! I've never seen a mama hummingbird feeding her little tiny babies before. How sweet! I'm going to put out more feeders and see if I can attract the hummers to come back. I had several last year that came regularly, but this year have only seen one occasionally. It's been very disappointing. I will maybe make them a fountain like you showed in another video, too. Thanks for all the tips.
Love watching the hummers. I miss living in the country. My Mom had so many Hummers where she lived that they would swarm you when you went outside until they got used to you. I never tired of watching them. You just taught me a lot about hummers that I didn't know. Cool. Thank you.
I can see I found my "one stop shop" for all things related to hummingbirds, I've been pouring through your videos Robbie and have learned a lot. The new place that I'm moving into had a couple of old feeders, so I'm going to get those properly cleaned up, prepare the feed solution using your recipe, and Hope that the hummingbirds remember the place and come back. I have lots of flower seeds, so I'll advertise their "diner"!
Yes and yes, if the window is open in the kitchen, they will fly in and out. AND if my deck sliding door is open, like I am going in and out to fill feeders, they will come in but I tell them out, and they turn around and go out the door. YOU just reminded me of the new nest that is on my deck now, a funny story I may have to tell one day, Funny birds, take care
Thank you so much for your advice about attracting hummingbirds. I’ve been successful bringing them into my yard at our up north property. I have a question ---- have you ever had the young birds play tag/keep away? It’s like the ‘teenagers’ are constantly chasing each other in and out of the trees. I’ve watched then sit and look out for the others. Two three sometimes four will ‘dog fight’. It’s amazing!!!!!
I got a solar fountain and plopped it in my bird bath and I’m going to get more. Making my hb mix today too 😁. Thanks for all of your wonderful projects! Oh and I have pots in pots of compost stuff and I’m growing squash and beans!!
Thanks Robbie for another great video. Love to see your mamma hummingbird and get updates. I appreciate how patient you are with your audience and answering the questions. You are a master teacher! 😊 I have since made 2 fountains and put up hummingbird feeders. Only thing is, they come to all of my flowers, but never to the feeders. I will keep them up and see what happens.
Great information you've shared, thank you. You make me want to move to a warmer climate ..... I've never, ever seen so many hummingbirds at one time. Wow! Our birds, here on the East Coast (Maryland) migrate......or at least I believe they do since I've never see them after the fal, l until the next spring. Thanks for the heads up on luring the bees away from the feeders. I've been bombarded with them for the last week or two. Going to try to lure them away from my feeders. Thanks for all the information!
I'm new to ur videos just wanted to mention what I use to make sears for my feeders. I use plastic coated paper clips. I bend the short side and hook it around the flowers and the longer side I told down to make the seat. I already am in love with all the info I have seen so far. I made my first fountain today. This is so much fun. Thx for taking time to share!
Thanks for all of your creative suggestions and creations so everyone may enjoy feeding the birds! I will say though, my recent joy was when I found a bee guard brush at notable bird food store.😊 Great for getting in those hard to reach crevices of bee guards.
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy That is a super idea! I also found it this notable bird food store... 😉 An additive that you can put in the hummingbird mixture and it will help the nectar stay good up to 2 weeks! I just recently tried it out - I only have one feeder - And it did keep the hummingbird nectar fresh for up to the two weeks that it claimed! It says on the bottle that it is a natural mineral or vitamin that they eat in flowers that just happens to preserve the nectar longer. So it's not a chemical additive. And I live in Florida where it's hot, and sunny and the nectar seems to spoil within days. I have a little bully hummingbird who chases everybody out of the yard! I know I just have the one feeder I should put more up but truly I can only deal with the one feeder and one bird right now! Lol! But now that I've gotten used to his ways he's like a pet. I'm really going to miss him when he migrates. I sure hope he does okay and comes back next year. I call him Teeny Meanie, The Terror of the Backyard!
Hello Robbie, I love watching all your videos. You are a very kind & thoughtful lady to the birdies & the environment. And that means a lot. I’m having a couple problems. First is the trouble with squirrels I had a great feeder that when the squirrel got on it they would spin around ( which was so funny to watch) & fling them off, but a bear ruined it & now it’s broken. That feeder was very expensive for me anyway. But the squirrels are always eating the seed & suet. I don’t know how to stop them. Second is I had 3 hummingbirds that came around about a month ago. So 2 weeks ago I got my first feeder that I could dig out. But one only came by one time. And none ever came back that I’ve seen. The funny thing was I have a large hummingbird on a spring that hangs off my deck & the wings flap. The one day I was sitting on my deck & the hummingbird went to it & it almost looked like she was giving my bird a kiss . It was so funny but cute. Anyway I haven’t seen a hummingbird since & don’t know what to make them show up? I have bird bathed all around & even a solar one that is a few years old but it won’t work anymore. I’ve kept it clean & take it in every winter cause in PA we have very cold winters. The last problem I have is I see & hear the birds but they aren’t coming to my feeders & I even have 2 finch feeders hanging also. Can you please help me Robbie? I trust your info. Sorry to tell you all my issues & that this comment is way long. Have a beautiful day & I hope you will get back to me. Hugs
I have at least a couple dozen mourning doves, which I love dearly, along with house finches, blue Jay's, and some kind of sparrow. I've been seeing a few hummingbirds lately, who seem to like the succulent blossoms a lot. After watching your channel, I'm going to invest in hummingbird feeders & supplies, and plan on making my first solar-powered birdbath, thanks to you and your great instructions! My daughter and I are so excited!
Thank you Robbie. Wow you covered it all. I learn so much from you. I never saw an Oriole until I put food out for the hummers. I no longer see hummers 😥😥😥 so I just accepted it this year and feed oreoles
Hi Robbie, I am just learning all about hummingbird and I really do enjoy watching them. In a previous video you stated that the Oreos like a hummingbird food. I have never seen them in my yard before I put out the hummingbird feeder. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of hummingbird.
You are So Amazing! Thank you, for ALL the Info. We all Know you are So busy with all your feathered Babies.❤ And you will get to Our comments the best you can. Don't you worry. ❤
Robbie....you're truly amazing! I only found you maybe a few weeks ago and subbed...I can sit and watch, and learn from you for HOURS on end. I will be trying a lot of the solar fountains I've watched you make. I LOVE the concrete designs you've made and I've never played with concrete before but I am going TODAY to purchase what I need and order online some of the solar and chargeable fountains. I love that you have not only the humming birds but all the beautiful birds you have. Some of my favorites are the Humming birds ( of course), the blue bunting, yellow finches, and the boston oriels. I have tons of different birds but I have little to NO trees in my yard.....wanting to create a safe place for ALL my little gifts from God so that they feel safe and loved. You are the best for helping us. God bless and keep you and yours.
Hi Robbie, I love your videos, I love hummingbirds and met my first one last year on a single feeder attracted by a fake vine with fake roses lol. But I was hooked, it came around all the time and it did chase all the others away. Now that I've watched many of your videos I'm off to Walmart to buy more feeders and I'm also going to make some swings for them. Thanks so much for all the information you've shared, it really has taught me so much. I also love the videos on the bird fountains. Take care Thanks again and happy birding.
A hint for everyone: instead of a brush you fill the feeder with water (half) and take some household paper add that. Close the feeder and shake it. That way the cleaning is much easier and faster. The same if you have a Thermos with glass in it, works every time fantastic and cleans it effortless, no brush needed. With the water in the bottle the household paper comes out with the water, no problem. Clean is the feeder, or thermos coffee pot.
Harbor freight sells a set of tiny brushes of various sizes for about $7.00. There are 6 sizes on a ring. I've had mine for 4 years and it's still great! They are for cleaning paint sprayers.
I have been watching your videos for a few days now and thanks to your tips I have attracted a couple hummingbirds! I'm just waiting for my soldering iron to get here so I can make a bunch of feeders so thank you!! And I'm in Western New York near Buffalo
I enjoy your videos. Thanks so much. We have a second home in NC and we have only had at one time 4 hummingbirds. There is one that does chase the others away. Now we only have 2 to 3 at a time. Of course we are not there all year but as soon as we get there and put out the feeders, there he is. I have never found a nest around us. I know I do need to plant more flowers for them. I am now working on water features from your videos. We are going up very soon and I can't wait to supply them with that. I did find a rough ball type decor, I don't know what it's used for, but I am using that in a water feature. I have ordered and rec'd the solarless pumps that you had in your video. Love them. So thanks for all your ideas and making it fun.
Thank you for sharing your wealth of information! I love all your ideas and your diy projects. Unlike you, though, I live in an area where we sometimes get heavy rains, which causes the nectar to get too diluted. I haven't always been able to keep up with freshening it on time before the next rain and the hummers are very slow to return if they find their nectar diluted. Do you have any ideas?
Usually checking the weather or having a weather guard (like a little roof) helps with not diluting them(or you could probably make one.) If you’re able to bring them in when it rains it also works pretty well
Love the mascara brush idea for cleaning feeder ports! I have used toothbrushes but haven't "bent them". Love the background rooster! BTW, our raccoons drink hummingbird nectar.
Thank you so much for all your detailed videos. My hummingbirds were pretty scarce yesterday - I think the Sahara dust might have been bothersome for them?
I’m sure you have been asked this many times, but… how much nectar do make at one time and do you have a routine for cleaning and refilling. I have 2, 1 quart feeders and have to fill them every day. Planning on many more for the spring. I recently made a solar fountain bird bath. 1 Dollar Tree charger, 1 plastic mixing bowl (perfect fit) and 1 fruit cup (4 for $1.25). Had a little solar pump. Put it together as you instructed. No hummingbirds in that yes but had a couple other visitors. ❤ Thanks for all the information!
Thank you so much for your videos. Its my first year for humming bird feeders. I have a very aggressive ruby-throat male that does not want the other humming birds around the feeders.
Hi, Robbie I have 2 hummingbirds and they are hungry( 46 feeding) ÷ 2 I changed my name ❤ ( Hummingbird Whisperer and thank you for your videos and my heart is happy
Thank you! I do have 1 Hummingbird Feeder and I see maybe 3 at a time and they seem to fight over feeder-What is going on? I do have tiny single feeder caps -not sure what to do with them Velcro? I am trying to make your Ice Cream Feeder and saw the Ice cream Sundae Water Fountain-How amazing!
Hummingbirds are usually really territorial until you have a ton and they’re forced to get along.. same with my hummers! Even though I have two feeders they’ll give each other the stank eye from each feeder 😂 but it is pretty normal for them to fight because they are innately territorial
MA’AM First of all, last year I found those feeders at the Dollar Store & was so excited to showcase them. Well after the couple of days, I realized they didn’t have the perch like my other ones so I PAINFULLY made them with coat hangers that I cut myself. You mean to tell me I could’ve just used PIPE CLEANERS, WHERE WERE YOU DURING MY PAIN?!? 😂 Anyways, you have THEE BEST FRUGAL tips of anyone for anything I’ve seen hands down!!! Btw, I just ordered 4 solar pumps & can’t wait to make my baths in the Spring…actually I just realize I can make one now with my heated birdbath (heated dog bowl with a shallow Dollar store dish instead)…since I’m in New England. Btw, I thought we weren’t suppose to use any other sugar besides granulated? Does it matter what region you’re from, maybe your Hummbies can tolerate Cane & Beet sugar?
Hi Robbie! I’m in Los Angeles so probably not far from you - is it still mating/nesting season here? I thought it ended in May/early June. Can you do a video showing how you protect the plastic hook on the feeder cap from cracking from the sun that is used to hang on a Shepard’s hook? And can carefully I paint the yellow flowers w red polish remover to deter bees ?
Thank you for this video. I didn't know that hummingbirds like fruit flies. I feed the wild lizards wingless fruit flys. I'm going to use one of your homemade hummingbird feeder ideas and fill it with wingless fruit flies for the hummingbirds.
I used to run a bait shop for fisherman like worms, minnows, and crickets. For crickets, we used 4 small cups of oil and put them under the legs where ants can't get into the crickets. I do same thing under horse feed barrels, too. Ants drown in any kind of oil.
Omg, just stumbled on some of your hummingbird videos, you are the best when it comes to hummingbirds, learning quite a lot from you, im from Canada, don have that many here, but certainly love the ones i have, Will definetely try out a bird bath , might not work this year, but will put it back next spring , i can’t even get 2 hummingbirds in the same feeder, they are always fighting. Well keep up the good work, and i will continu watching your videos, thank you so very much
For toothbrushes- why buy new? U change your tooth brushes several times a year. Use those for cleaning and the house. And for the mascara brush, if you have a make-up store near yiu- i.e. Macy's, Sephora, ulta etc they use one use mascara brushes. There you go, for free. Recycle, reuse, reduce! Love u Robby!
Love your channel and all your videos. Have you deal with a territorial hummingbird? Well, until 2 weeks ago I enjoyed the show in my balcony, looking to different hummingbirds drinking the nectar from the feeders. Now, it's different as soon as a hummingbird get close to the feeder, that hummingbird chase the other one. I have 2 feeders😁😁😁. Any ideas to fix that? I don't have the heart to remove the feeders from my balcony.
I am watching this at 6 am and I can't tell if I am hearing your roosters or mine. But then I heard the wild horses and an owl, so I figured okay I'm hearing more of my place. I did have to rewind and pause like 6 times though. Just to make sure.
As far as nesting material goes, my mom always put out the lint from our clothes dryer for birds to use. Not sure if hummers would like it, but if not, at least it's material other birds might find handy.
I loved watching momma hummingbird with babies! Thanks for sharing!!
God bless you for loving those precious
tiny little hummingbirds.
Bless you for your patience with all our questions. You're a wonderful steward of nature. ~ Lisa
OMG, Thank You!
The hummingbird whisperer ☺️❤️ I’m learning so much! I have a little lady building her nest on my patio lights! You’d be so proud
Any hummingbird babies?
I LOVE all of your tips on keeping your Hummingbird friends happy, healthy, and fed, THANK YOU!!! 😊 💖
Thank you!
Because of you and your wonderful results with hummingbirds birds I decided to put a hummingbird feeder out in May to my surprise I have to hummingbirds that visit. LOL I bought those dollar tree hummingbird feeders, they clean up easy. Today I saw 2 gold finches now to by feed for them. OH! Because of you I have made me 3 water features, birds, butterflies frogs bees love them. I had fun and the enjoyment of sitting on back porch watching them is so refreshing and relaxing. Even a squirrel is using water features love it
You are so special to have your hummingbird buddies
Thank you so much 😊
We have a new young hummingbird hanging around our house and feeders - this lil one has been exploring all the things in the yard, then coming up for a drink from the feeders, then looking around again. At one point he was trying to see if he could feed off of our songbird bird feeders! This little one is also very curious about us - he flew up into my husband and my faces and just looked at us for a few before heading back to the feeders. :)
That is something!
You are so lucky to have the nests so close and so many hummers .Thanks for the video
Robbie, I want to send a sincere thank you for all your videos on these beautiful creatures. I have put out five feeders and have at least three hummingbirds that come multiple times every day. My husband and I love sitting on our deck in the morning and early evening waiting for them to come by. We’ve also made two water features for our yard and deck that we immensely enjoy thanks to your videos! ❤️
Last year I made a hummingbird swing that I hung near feeders. They used it! They can keep a close eye on the feeder now. And I'm going to use a little solar fountain too.
That is awesome!
We'll need to see that swing in motion, that sounds too cute! Are they as territorial over the swing as they are over "their" personal favorite feeder?
@@roninreturns228 I am going to get something again together on my favorite feeder, but you can check out this video I did on that topic of hummingbird feeders: th-cam.com/video/1wxKsU97u6k/w-d-xo.html
I just use dawn and use real hot water cleans wonderful no brushing needed . Love feeding the hummingbabies
So GLAD I FOUND YOU 😍
YOU ARE THE GREATEST!!! I TRIED TO CLEAN A HUMMING BIRD FEEDER THE OTHER DAY!!! AND TRIED A TINY BRUSH, THAT DIDN'T WORK, THEN I PUT A PAPER TOWEL AROUND IT AND GOT THE TOWEL STUCK, WELL ANY WAYS ALMOST THREW IT AWAY!!! I HAVE FOUND YOU NOW, AND YOU HAVE HELPED ME SO MUCH, I LIVE IN AN APT, IN OHIO AND HARDLY ANY POLLINATORS OR BIRDS, I HAVE ONE HUMMER!!! SO AM GOING TO TAKE A FEW CLUES FROM YOU.
Glad to help😊❤️
God bless you Robbie!! Your videos make me smile. I think California is so enchanting, and your birds are awesome!! We put feeders out this year, and already have 5 birds. I'm looking forward to many more because of your sharing how to's. 💞
I love what you’re posting for us! Thank you.
Ha!!! I have ridiculous RACCOONS!!! Oh my word, I went through 14 hummingbird feeders last summer!!! It's insanity! It's not normally the older ones, but my goodness those silly, unbelievable adolescent raccoons are a handful!!! I seriously went nuts last summer!
Finally, I was just broke, and luckily by the end of July Menards has the single feeders for $.99!!! And the hummingbirds loved them, I loved them since they were super simple!
Dollar General just got them in stock, for $1.50, lol, I bought all 8 they had out! Ha!! It's also much easier for me to keep them filled by keeping the food in a bigger water bottle. I'm glad I can separate them all over, mine get very territorial, even though between my mother and I we always have multiple feeders full.
We also plant any flowers we hear they are attracted to. ;) Trumpet Vine is like icecream for them, as it would be for me! ;)
Love your channel! Made the wire seats for my feeder that didn't have any and at first they flew around and checked them out BUT now they all LOVE to "sit and sip"! Thank you
You’re so great! Thanks for sharing your talents. ❤️
Ant guards are the best recycle use I have found for my old prescription bottles.
Love watching your channel, Robbie. Started a garden this year and my goal is to attract hummingbirds. From Toronto Canada.
hey, it's been a year how's that goin?
Robbie, I was just so tired of having the News on in the mornings when I stumbled onto your channel. Now when I get up in the morning, I go to Robbie and Gary Easy Gardening. I have tried to get hummingbirds but I haven't been successful. I suppose they just aren't in my area (Rosharon, Tx) this time of year. It is really humid, sunny and windy so it's been challenging. But I do really enjoy your videos. The house I live in is a rental so learning about your container gardening tips has been so nice. I'd like to try that next. Thanks for all your great information but mostly, I just like having these nice conversations during a time when we're so housebound.Thanks!
Thank you!!!!! Hummingbirds are my favorite!!!! Then second favorite is Pelican and then Blue Birds. We have had to nest of baby blue birds this year!🥰
I love your passion and the great info! We have 1 hummingbird. Now I am excited that we may have more birds. Patience!
Tks so much!
Unless it's a male that chases away other birds, then I think you'll just have one for a long while. Or rather, you will see others also when they can sneak in a drink!
I ran across your video while scanning video’s and I absolutely love it. I’m addicted to them now. I have always scared to try because I always heard it was very hard so I never tried. Thank you for making it easy.
I have some old Christmas lights hanging way up on my storage building that I am leaving up in hopes one will want to nest! That is so cool! 🧚♀️
That is awesome! Here they sometimes hang out on them in the Winter for a bit of warmth, that is why they were put up and left, Thank you and take care, Robbie
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy that makes sense! Does your hummingbird population dwindle during winter?
Nvm, i just saw a video where you said you get more during the winter! ❄ that's super! I live in south texas, i have 12 hummingbird feeders and quite a few hummers, using some of your tips and tricks it seems i have gotten some more recently! I just love it! 🧚♀️🌻💞🌎
That momma is so precious!
Oh my goodness, this video is so entertaining as well as informative! I've never seen a mama hummingbird feeding her little tiny babies before. How sweet! I'm going to put out more feeders and see if I can attract the hummers to come back. I had several last year that came regularly, but this year have only seen one occasionally. It's been very disappointing. I will maybe make them a fountain like you showed in another video, too. Thanks for all the tips.
Adding water does help to bring them in and a couple flowers can help too 😊
Love watching the hummers. I miss living in the country. My Mom had so many Hummers where she lived that they would swarm you when you went outside until they got used to you. I never tired of watching them. You just taught me a lot about hummers that I didn't know. Cool. Thank you.
I can see I found my "one stop shop" for all things related to hummingbirds, I've been pouring through your videos Robbie and have learned a lot. The new place that I'm moving into had a couple of old feeders, so I'm going to get those properly cleaned up, prepare the feed solution using your recipe, and Hope that the hummingbirds remember the place and come back. I have lots of flower seeds, so I'll advertise their "diner"!
Robbie have you thought about naming your momma hummingbird? She is so cute.
I would have to come up with 1000 names, Take care 😊
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy LOL Just one name for your Momma bird.
I love how you call it.. hummingbird formula.. I always call it "juice" I make my own though. :) Really enjoying your helpful info!
Back watching & learning.🤗 i have noticed them flying by the window that is open, have you ever had them go into the house? lol ....just curious!
Yes and yes, if the window is open in the kitchen, they will fly in and out. AND if my deck sliding door is open, like I am going in and out to fill feeders, they will come in but I tell them out, and they turn around and go out the door. YOU just reminded me of the new nest that is on my deck now, a funny story I may have to tell one day, Funny birds, take care
Thank-you Robbie ! I Sure Appreciate All your Efforts to Educate !!
Thank you so much for your advice about attracting hummingbirds. I’ve been successful bringing them into my yard at our up north property. I have a question ---- have you ever had the young birds play tag/keep away? It’s like the ‘teenagers’ are constantly chasing each other in and out of the trees. I’ve watched then sit and look out for the others. Two three sometimes four will ‘dog fight’. It’s amazing!!!!!
I got a solar fountain and plopped it in my bird bath and I’m going to get more. Making my hb mix today too 😁. Thanks for all of your wonderful projects! Oh and I have pots in pots of compost stuff and I’m growing squash and beans!!
Thanks Robbie for another great video. Love to see your mamma hummingbird and get updates. I appreciate how patient you are with your audience and answering the questions. You are a master teacher! 😊 I have since made 2 fountains and put up hummingbird feeders. Only thing is, they come to all of my flowers, but never to the feeders. I will keep them up and see what happens.
That's good! It means they are getting what they need from the flowers. Feeders are supplemental. What flowers are you growing?
I appreciate you Robbie! Hugs
Great information you've shared, thank you. You make me want to move to a warmer climate ..... I've never, ever seen so many hummingbirds at one time. Wow! Our birds, here on the East Coast (Maryland) migrate......or at least I believe they do since I've never see them after the fal, l until the next spring. Thanks for the heads up on luring the bees away from the feeders. I've been bombarded with them for the last week or two. Going to try to lure them away from my feeders. Thanks for all the information!
I'm new to ur videos just wanted to mention what I use to make sears for my feeders. I use plastic coated paper clips. I bend the short side and hook it around the flowers and the longer side I told down to make the seat.
I already am in love with all the info I have seen so far. I made my first fountain today. This is so much fun. Thx for taking time to share!
Thanks for all of your creative suggestions and creations so everyone may enjoy feeding the birds! I will say though, my recent joy was when I found a bee guard brush at notable bird food store.😊 Great for getting in those hard to reach crevices of bee guards.
Great find on the brush, here I use toothbrushes or mascara brush. I just love those little birds, Thanks so much, take care, Robbie
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy That is a super idea! I also found it this notable bird food store... 😉 An additive that you can put in the hummingbird mixture and it will help the nectar stay good up to 2 weeks! I just recently tried it out - I only have one feeder - And it did keep the hummingbird nectar fresh for up to the two weeks that it claimed! It says on the bottle that it is a natural mineral or vitamin that they eat in flowers that just happens to preserve the nectar longer. So it's not a chemical additive. And I live in Florida where it's hot, and sunny and the nectar seems to spoil within days. I have a little bully hummingbird who chases everybody out of the yard! I know I just have the one feeder I should put more up but truly I can only deal with the one feeder and one bird right now! Lol! But now that I've gotten used to his ways he's like a pet. I'm really going to miss him when he migrates. I sure hope he does okay and comes back next year. I call him Teeny Meanie, The Terror of the Backyard!
Hello Robbie, I love watching all your videos. You are a very kind & thoughtful lady to the birdies & the environment. And that means a lot. I’m having a couple problems. First is the trouble with squirrels I had a great feeder that when the squirrel got on it they would spin around ( which was so funny to watch) & fling them off, but a bear ruined it & now it’s broken. That feeder was very expensive for me anyway. But the squirrels are always eating the seed & suet. I don’t know how to stop them.
Second is I had 3 hummingbirds that came around about a month ago. So 2 weeks ago I got my first feeder that I could dig out. But one only came by one time. And none ever came back that I’ve seen. The funny thing was I have a large hummingbird on a spring that hangs off my deck & the wings flap. The one day I was sitting on my deck & the hummingbird went to it & it almost looked like she was giving my bird a kiss . It was so funny but cute. Anyway I haven’t seen a hummingbird since & don’t know what to make them show up? I have bird bathed all around & even a solar one that is a few years old but it won’t work anymore. I’ve kept it clean & take it in every winter cause in PA we have very cold winters. The last problem I have is I see & hear the birds but they aren’t coming to my feeders & I even have 2 finch feeders hanging also. Can you please help me Robbie? I trust your info. Sorry to tell you all my issues & that this comment is way long. Have a beautiful day & I hope you will get back to me. Hugs
You are delightful 💙💙💙
I love your hummingbird videos...thanks for sharing 👍 😊 this
Didn’t know hummingbirds eat little bugs too, thx for all the tips!
Your story is so inspiring, I am arranging everything to put it together.
Oh the babies are so sweet! Thank- you for all the info and good tips.
I have at least a couple dozen mourning doves, which I love dearly, along with house finches, blue Jay's, and some kind of sparrow. I've been seeing a few hummingbirds lately, who seem to like the succulent blossoms a lot. After watching your channel, I'm going to invest in hummingbird feeders & supplies, and plan on making my first solar-powered birdbath, thanks to you and your great instructions! My daughter and I are so excited!
Thank you Robbie. Wow you covered it all. I learn so much from you. I never saw an Oriole until I put food out for the hummers. I no longer see hummers 😥😥😥 so I just accepted it this year and feed oreoles
You are just a true gem!!❤ So glad I found you! I have just this year got into the hummy scene! I am in love!!!
Thanks for the information and especially for the hummingbird "MOM CAM"!
Hi Robbie, I am just learning all about hummingbird and I really do enjoy watching them. In a previous video you stated that the Oreos like a hummingbird food. I have never seen them in my yard before I put out the hummingbird feeder. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of hummingbird.
That was 😎 I like your passion for what you do. You reminds me of myself a do it yourself person.
Love your videos; you are so knowledgeable!
You can use a bottle brush to clean the feeders too. That is what I use. Get one at the Dollars Tree.
Robie, I live your videos. I am storing up your tips for my own garden and hummingbirds. Thanks so much.
God bless you.
You are So Amazing! Thank you, for ALL the Info. We all Know you are So busy with all your feathered Babies.❤ And you will get to Our comments the best you can. Don't you worry. ❤
Robbie....you're truly amazing! I only found you maybe a few weeks ago and subbed...I can sit and watch, and learn from you for HOURS on end. I will be trying a lot of the solar fountains I've watched you make. I LOVE the concrete designs you've made and I've never played with concrete before but I am going TODAY to purchase what I need and order online some of the solar and chargeable fountains. I love that you have not only the humming birds but all the beautiful birds you have. Some of my favorites are the Humming birds ( of course), the blue bunting, yellow finches, and the boston oriels. I have tons of different birds but I have little to NO trees in my yard.....wanting to create a safe place for ALL my little gifts from God so that they feel safe and loved. You are the best for helping us. God bless and keep you and yours.
Thank you! You are very informed about these little guys. We are trying to make feeders for ours.
Your doing a great job. It's time to up my Hummingbird game. Love your channel. Great info.
Thank you for recommending this video to me Robbie!
Hi Robbie, I love your videos, I love hummingbirds and met my first one last year on a single feeder attracted by a fake vine with fake roses lol. But I was hooked, it came around all the time and it did chase all the others away. Now that I've watched many of your videos I'm off to Walmart to buy more feeders and I'm also going to make some swings for them. Thanks so much for all the information you've shared, it really has taught me so much. I also love the videos on the bird fountains. Take care Thanks again and happy birding.
A hint for everyone: instead of a brush you fill the feeder with water (half) and take some household paper add that. Close the feeder and shake it. That way the cleaning is much easier and faster. The same if you have a Thermos with glass in it, works every time fantastic and cleans it effortless, no brush needed. With the water in the bottle the household paper comes out with the water, no problem. Clean is the feeder, or thermos coffee pot.
Harbor freight sells a set of tiny brushes of various sizes for about $7.00. There are 6 sizes on a ring. I've had mine for 4 years and it's still great! They are for cleaning paint sprayers.
I have been watching your videos for a few days now and thanks to your tips I have attracted a couple hummingbirds! I'm just waiting for my soldering iron to get here so I can make a bunch of feeders so thank you!! And I'm in Western New York near Buffalo
JAMIE I HAVE A GLUE GUN AND JUST WAIT TILL IT GETS HOT WITHOUT THE GLUE, IT WORKS ALSO.
I enjoy your videos. Thanks so much. We have a second home in NC and we have only had at one time 4 hummingbirds. There is one that does chase the others away. Now we only have 2 to 3 at a time. Of course we are not there all year but as soon as we get there and put out the feeders, there he is. I have never found a nest around us. I know I do need to plant more flowers for them. I am now working on water features from your videos. We are going up very soon and I can't wait to supply them with that. I did find a rough ball type decor, I don't know what it's used for, but I am using that in a water feature. I have ordered and rec'd the solarless pumps that you had in your video. Love them. So thanks for all your ideas and making it fun.
Fun to watch learned a lot. I live on a farm too, lots of work always hard to keep up.
Thank you for sharing your wealth of information! I love all your ideas and your diy projects. Unlike you, though, I live in an area where we sometimes get heavy rains, which causes the nectar to get too diluted. I haven't always been able to keep up with freshening it on time before the next rain and the hummers are very slow to return if they find their nectar diluted. Do you have any ideas?
Usually checking the weather or having a weather guard (like a little roof) helps with not diluting them(or you could probably make one.) If you’re able to bring them in when it rains it also works pretty well
You and Gary have a lot of great ideas......😊
Hey thanks for the ant guard idea!
Love the mascara brush idea for cleaning feeder ports! I have used toothbrushes but haven't "bent them". Love the background rooster! BTW, our raccoons drink hummingbird nectar.
You can buy packs of 100 new mascara type brushes cheap on Amazon.
Thanks for the tip!
Thank you so much for all your detailed videos. My hummingbirds were pretty scarce yesterday - I think the Sahara dust might have been bothersome for them?
I’m sure you have been asked this many times, but… how much nectar do make at one time and do you have a routine for cleaning and refilling. I have 2, 1 quart feeders and have to fill them every day. Planning on many more for the spring.
I recently made a solar fountain bird bath. 1 Dollar Tree charger, 1 plastic mixing bowl (perfect fit) and 1 fruit cup (4 for $1.25). Had a little solar pump. Put it together as you instructed. No hummingbirds in that yes but had a couple other visitors. ❤
Thanks for all the information!
Love your videos! I'm looking around my place to see where I can build a good hummingbird garden. I love them!
Absolutely stellar guidance!! Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for your videos. Its my first year for humming bird feeders. I have a very aggressive ruby-throat male that does not want the other humming birds around the feeders.
U r so great ! I love humming birds but I live on the ocean but do get a few + I love them so much !
Hi, Robbie I have 2 hummingbirds and they are hungry( 46 feeding) ÷ 2 I changed my name ❤ ( Hummingbird Whisperer and thank you for your videos and my heart is happy
Thank you! I do have 1 Hummingbird Feeder and I see maybe 3 at a time and they seem to fight over feeder-What is going on? I do have tiny single feeder caps -not sure what to do with them Velcro? I am trying to make your Ice Cream Feeder and saw the Ice cream Sundae Water Fountain-How amazing!
Hummingbirds are usually really territorial until you have a ton and they’re forced to get along.. same with my hummers! Even though I have two feeders they’ll give each other the stank eye from each feeder 😂 but it is pretty normal for them to fight because they are innately territorial
MA’AM First of all, last year I found those feeders at the Dollar Store & was so excited to showcase them. Well after the couple of days, I realized they didn’t have the perch like my other ones so I PAINFULLY made them with coat hangers that I cut myself. You mean to tell me I could’ve just used PIPE CLEANERS, WHERE WERE YOU DURING MY PAIN?!? 😂 Anyways, you have THEE BEST FRUGAL tips of anyone for anything I’ve seen hands down!!! Btw, I just ordered 4 solar pumps & can’t wait to make my baths in the Spring…actually I just realize I can make one now with my heated birdbath (heated dog bowl with a shallow Dollar store dish instead)…since I’m in New England. Btw, I thought we weren’t suppose to use any other sugar besides granulated? Does it matter what region you’re from, maybe your Hummbies can tolerate Cane & Beet sugar?
I love your videos I always learn something new,
What about baby bottles brush to clean the feeder . ???
Hi Robbie! I’m in Los Angeles so probably not far from you - is it still mating/nesting season here? I thought it ended in May/early June. Can you do a video showing how you protect the plastic hook on the feeder cap from cracking from the sun that is used to hang on a Shepard’s hook? And can carefully I paint the yellow flowers w red polish remover to deter bees ?
Thank you for this video. I didn't know that hummingbirds like fruit flies. I feed the wild lizards wingless fruit flys. I'm going to use one of your homemade hummingbird feeder ideas and fill it with wingless fruit flies for the hummingbirds.
I used to run a bait shop for fisherman like worms, minnows, and crickets. For crickets, we used 4 small cups of oil and put them under the legs where ants can't get into the crickets. I do same thing under horse feed barrels, too. Ants drown in any kind of oil.
I buy hummingbird feeders with a built in most on top. That eliminates the ant problem. (I keep a bottle of water near each feeder ... I have four).
Love your videos they make me feel so happy.❤❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Blessings from Michigan
Thank you for all the great video! Yes LOUD Rooster!🐓LOL!!
Thank you I enjoy watching you! ❤️!
Omg, just stumbled on some of your hummingbird videos, you are the best when it comes to hummingbirds, learning quite a lot from you, im from Canada, don have that many here, but certainly love the ones i have, Will definetely try out a bird bath , might not work this year, but will put it back next spring , i can’t even get 2 hummingbirds in the same feeder, they are always fighting.
Well keep up the good work, and i will continu watching your videos, thank you so very much
Excellent ideas! 👍 Thank you! ❤️
For toothbrushes- why buy new? U change your tooth brushes several times a year. Use those for cleaning and the house. And for the mascara brush, if you have a make-up store near yiu- i.e. Macy's, Sephora, ulta etc they use one use mascara brushes. There you go, for free. Recycle, reuse, reduce! Love u Robby!
Love your channel and all your videos. Have you deal with a territorial hummingbird? Well, until 2 weeks ago I enjoyed the show in my balcony, looking to different hummingbirds drinking the nectar from the feeders. Now, it's different as soon as a hummingbird get close to the feeder, that hummingbird chase the other one. I have 2 feeders😁😁😁.
Any ideas to fix that?
I don't have the heart to remove the feeders from my balcony.
More feeders.
I do have a special brush that came with the feeder , a red glass one !
A baby bottle brush works for my feeders. And QTips for the holes.
I am watching this at 6 am and I can't tell if I am hearing your roosters or mine. But then I heard the wild horses and an owl, so I figured okay I'm hearing more of my place. I did have to rewind and pause like 6 times though. Just to make sure.
As far as nesting material goes, my mom always put out the lint from our clothes dryer for birds to use. Not sure if hummers would like it, but if not, at least it's material other birds might find handy.
Some will use it, they collect all kinds of things, take care, Robbie
Not a good idea to use lint as it disintegrates as soon as it gets wet!
Love watching your videos!
Thank You Robbie!
Thank you sweetheart. You are a lovely woman.