*note to self re: nekkid tanning*

[In_The_Wind]

hummingbirds are attracted to all brightly colored tattoos

[skygazer]

1. So you've turned into a hummingbird feeder?

:rofl:

[In_The_Wind]

3. They seem to think so.

[plcdude]

2. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

a master of disguise am I mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[In_The_Wind]

4. How lovely.

But a bit surprising!

[plcdude]

5. why

surprising?

[In_The_Wind]

6. because

I didn't know you care.

[plcdude]

18. It's a secret

sticky kind of thing.

[In_The_Wind]

23. hmmm

A black sticky sort of thing? ;)

[plcdude]

25. black?

no more white

[In_The_Wind]

28. I've got to read more stickys!

[LaraMN]

7. Gah! I can't even get them to come to my feeder!

You have a gift!

[In_The_Wind]

10. They know me. I've been feeding 'em for years.

They always hover at my window doing crazy dances just before they migrate south for the winter.

Butterflies land on me, chipmunks run across my toes. ;)

Thank you.
Have you planted flowers for the hummers?

[LaraMN]

13. No! What do they like?

I'm mentally planning next year's garden, already...

[In_The_Wind]

16. Plant reds and pinks. They love the perennial (easy to grow) bee-balm.

I have a lilly garden next to my cement pond which now has 3 Koi to keep the tadpoles company. In the back yard there are impatiens, petunias, rose mallows and tropical hibiscus.

I mix 1 cup sugar to 2 cups of hot water to fill the feeders which shouldn't be in a direct line of sight from one another. One hummer can try to chase everyone away if all the feeders can be seen at the same time.

Let me know if you need anymore tips. :loveya:

[LaraMN]

19. Awesome! Thank you!

My kids would love it, if we could lure a hummingbird or two around!

[In_The_Wind]

32. Good luck & happy birding!

:thumbsup:

[crispini]

29. Turk's cap is good!

Had some hummingbirds outside my window just today. :D

[In_The_Wind]

31. I wonder if Turk's Cap will winter over in zone 5.

The flowers that came up on a Google search were lovely.

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. Not exactly what I expected

But the mental image is funnier. :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

11. I suppose it's my own darned fault.

After all I did have two flowers recolored last summer.
I'm glad you got a laugh out of it. I did too.

[wildhorses]

9. and those brightly colored tatoos are in some highly

sensitive areas!!!

:rofl:


dive bombing are they?

[In_The_Wind]

14. You and I did share a hot tub together ...

so you should know.
They were hovering closely enough to make me flip and tan my other side for 20 minutes.

[wildhorses]

15. i have hummingbirds at my petunias this year --

they do like the deep purple ones....

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

22. The sweeter the smell the sweeter the taste.

IMO petunias smell the best at dusk.

I love to sit and quietly watch nature. I can be at peace for hours with my thoughts next to any living body of water ~ like my little holding tank (for the tadpoles and water lilies that I rescued before the water was pumped out of the pool so we could add 3 truckloads of clay) and the cement pond.

[ThomCat]

12. Wow. I hope they're not vicious little buggers.

:)

[In_The_Wind]

20. I've been feeding 'em since the Spring of '96. They are territorial.

But they seem to love me.
When I clean and refill the feeders they hardly wait for me to walk away before they land to sip the nectar.


:yourock:

[ThomCat]

21. That is really cool.

It must be fun to watch all of them feeding.

It must be wonderful to have a place where you can lay out in the sun nude. I'm amazingly jealous! I haven't been nude sunbathing in years. :(

:hi:

[In_The_Wind]

26. I can only lay out for 20 minutes on a side. I burn easily.

The sun on my nude body feels wonderful. I've avoided thinning the hedges around my bedroom and the bluestone porch for years to have the privacy.

There were more birds in years gone by because when I was here during the winter I provided a heated birdbath and food. They missed me this past year. No one fed 'em. x(

[Phillycat]

17. Wow, really?

Do they...peck??

[In_The_Wind]

24. They haven't yet but they are bold. They seem to totally trust me.

I love it!

[buddhamama]

27. oh my goodness.

i would love to get that close to a hummingbird. lucky you. nice tan too, i bet. :D :hi:

[In_The_Wind]

30. The females are so much larger than the males.

I love to watch the mating flights. You can probably lure the hummers to your home if you wish.

I haven't had an allover tan in years. I'm looking forward to the next 3 weeks of peacefulness ~ no contractors ... except for one who still needs to cut down some standing deadwood before it falls on my neighbor's house but I will hear him before I see him.

[DU GrovelBot]

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[In_The_Wind]

34. Alright already!

first I got this :www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=edit_bigboard

then I reached this: http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=edit_bigboard&type=image

I'm going to post this: ... soon.

:loveya:
cause ya grovel so well :evilgrin:

[Brigid]

35. Really?

I have seen only one hummingbird around here all summer. But if that's what I have to do to attract them, I think I'll pass. ;)

[In_The_Wind]

36. Really.

They also love it when I'm working in the garden wearing a red teeshirt.