Hummingbirds Feeding #2 in HD
June 24, 2010 Bird House Feeder
I recently purchased a new hummingbird feeder called a HummZinger made by Aspects and filmed this footage over the weekend of 7/25/09. I’m not sure which hummingbird feeder is better from the two that I have now but this new one you can see the hummingbirds better because you don’t have the bottle blocking your view. I also noticed that the female Ruby Throated Hummingbird likes to hover and feed and the male likes to sit on the perch to feed, watch them and see. I also started making my own nector to see if they like it better than the first batch I bought from the store that was red. I have read that the red dye may hurt the birds so I decided to make it myself now. Usually they come one at a time to feed but just today I saw two females feeding and another one flew by and chased one from the feeder. These little guys are a lot of fun to watch and they have led me to purchase Goldfinch and Oriole feeders as well. Watch for some videos of those in the future.
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Hummingbirds are fun, entertaining, full of energy and it’s easy to attract hummingbirds.
What great footage! I see you figured it out!
Thanks! Humingbirds are amazing to watch.
Yeah thanks to CyberLink PowerDirector it made the whole process easier to edit/upload in HD..
Nice!
So beautiful. Of course you know how much I love to film and watch hummingbirds.
Great footage, what type of camera are you using? Is that in 24fps mode? looks slowed down a bit.
I have a Sony HDR-CX100 HandyCam and this is recorded at normal speed. I guess it does look like it is slowed a bit but I did nothing but transfer the video over to the pc and put a few clips together and upload it to You Tube.
Thanks for watching and commenting..
Beautiful. What are they feeding on or is it just water ?
They are feeding on sugar water. I make it using 1 cup sugar to four cups water. They love the stuff! Unfortunately the hummers have left for a warmer climate.. There here from Mid May to about Mid September and then migrate to Mexico.
Beautiful footage. I like your hummingbird feeder. I too have made my own necter, the stuff I buy “they say it is red, because of the B-vitamins. That they have not added any red dye. At least that is the case in this one particular brand I buy. I don’t know if it is true or not. Anyway love your HD videos, really nice to see everything so close up. I like the “musicbox” type music too.
Kym
@KymsPink59Cadi Thanks!
I love watching the Hummingbirds, they have to be my favorite bird. I started out buying nector but decided to make it myself since it was so easy to do. I’m still waiting to see my first Hummingbird this year. I have had the feeders out for a couple weeks now but none! I know they are around the area but just haven’t found my feeder yet.. Can’t wait to get more video of them this year. Thanks for stopping by and commenting 
@KymsPink59Cadi Does the container have an ingredient list? B-vitamins would make a yellow color rather than a red color.