I saved a hummingbird!

Wolfie · 06-06-2008, 11:57 PM

Found him on the front doorstep this morning, too exhausted to move. I thought he was dead, but I picked him up and he started crying. I held him up so he could drink out of the feeder, and he started moving, beating his wings, then he opened his eyes and flew away after about 10 minutes!

Check out the pics!

rm185western · 06-06-2008, 11:59 PM

That's really cool, he's cute

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 06-06-2008, 11:59 PM

Awwwwww, what a cutie!! Last year we had at least 12-16 feeding, this year i'm lucky to see 2. I don't know why, but something is up

! I usually have all the neighborhood hummers.

Wolfie · 06-07-2008, 01:10 AM

Excuse my nails.

dproaps · 06-07-2008, 01:11 AM

Wow, that's the first time I ever saw one sitting still!

Wolfie · 06-07-2008, 01:17 AM

We called Fish and Wildlife and they said that it's not too uncommon--if they can't fine food for whatever reason they just "run out of energy" and literally can't move. Kind of like a diabetic, I guess.

mellowdane · 06-07-2008, 01:29 AM

Wow.. that is so cool

Way to go on saving the little guy

tallyho · 06-07-2008, 04:15 AM

Hummingbirds use sooooooooo much energy that they would die overnight without eating.....so their bodies go into a state of torpor.....sorta like a mini coma......in order to conserve energy til morn. Their feet go into a locked position so as not to fall off the branch. They are really amazing birds.
So cool that you found that one in time!

BabyMay · 06-07-2008, 05:53 AM

I just love those little guys. I put up a feeder last year and had 2 pair. This year I have only noticed one pair. I am glad you found him. He looks like he got wet. Poor little guy.

oveywon · 06-07-2008, 07:25 AM

Wow! I didn't know that about hummingbirds. He's beautiful.

**QuarterCowGirl** · 06-07-2008, 08:01 AM

Awww! Good for you!

corporate cowgirl · 06-07-2008, 08:23 AM

Great pics! And I love a story with a happy ending--good job!

dimpleflirt · 06-07-2008, 08:24 AM

Remember in this summer heat to change your sugar mixture daily,it can ferment and go bad making them sick or drunk acting,

Carri · 06-07-2008, 08:29 AM

That is so amazing!

How cool!

joustinggirl · 06-07-2008, 08:54 AM

An interesting thing about them. If they get wet they will just sink to the ground. If you ever need to catch one in the house, just use a spray bottle of water.

sundancer maiden · 06-07-2008, 09:17 AM

I am always amazed at the variety of things one can learn on horsetopia!!!

pasomystic · 06-07-2008, 09:30 AM

I so miss the hummingbirds we used to have in abundance. One summer I had one who used to come land on the edge of my coffee cup and demand the feeder be filled if it was too low. He also thought he owned the entire feeder, of course. Loads of personality in those little fellows.

Akita it Girl · 06-07-2008, 09:33 AM

Poor little thing. Good for you for helping him ^.^

FastHorses000 · 06-07-2008, 09:44 AM

My g-mas house was on the river so they had one entire wall of glas windows in which birds flew into ALL the time. I only saw one hummingbird do it and we saved him too! It like stunned him for a few minutes and when he realized people had him he flew away!

That is AWESOME that you thought to get pics of it!! Those are REALLY COOL! He is so beautiful!!!

Sassy · 06-07-2008, 09:51 AM

Thats so amazing. My three favorite are birds humming birds of any varitey, yellow finches and Robins!! Your awesome to save that hummer... coodoos

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06-06-2008, 11:57 PM
Wolfie Coming two Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: US Posts: 1,547	I saved a hummingbird! Found him on the front doorstep this morning, too exhausted to move. I thought he was dead, but I picked him up and he started crying. I held him up so he could drink out of the feeder, and he started moving, beating his wings, then he opened his eyes and flew away after about 10 minutes! Check out the pics!

06-06-2008, 11:59 PM
rm185western Greenbroke Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Saskatchewan,Canada Posts: 3,653	That's really cool, he's cute __________________ ________________________________ Okay, who put a stop payment on my reality check?

06-06-2008, 11:59 PM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,487	Awwwwww, what a cutie!! Last year we had at least 12-16 feeding, this year i'm lucky to see 2. I don't know why, but something is up ! I usually have all the neighborhood hummers. __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

06-07-2008, 01:10 AM
Wolfie Coming two Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: US Posts: 1,547	Excuse my nails.

06-07-2008, 01:11 AM
dproaps Coming two Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dickson, Tennessee Posts: 1,511	Wow, that's the first time I ever saw one sitting still! __________________ Those who suffer with the suffering are dancing to the rhythm of God.

06-07-2008, 01:17 AM
Wolfie Coming two Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: US Posts: 1,547	We called Fish and Wildlife and they said that it's not too uncommon--if they can't fine food for whatever reason they just "run out of energy" and literally can't move. Kind of like a diabetic, I guess.

06-07-2008, 01:29 AM
mellowdane Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bainbridge Island, WA Posts: 1,090	Wow.. that is so cool Way to go on saving the little guy __________________ Has is occurred to you that there's a certain inefficiency in questioning me on things you've already made up your mind about? - Spock

06-07-2008, 04:15 AM
tallyho Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Trappe, PA Posts: 1,115	Hummingbirds use sooooooooo much energy that they would die overnight without eating.....so their bodies go into a state of torpor.....sorta like a mini coma......in order to conserve energy til morn. Their feet go into a locked position so as not to fall off the branch. They are really amazing birds. So cool that you found that one in time!

06-07-2008, 05:53 AM
BabyMay Coming two Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,891	I just love those little guys. I put up a feeder last year and had 2 pair. This year I have only noticed one pair. I am glad you found him. He looks like he got wet. Poor little guy.

06-07-2008, 07:25 AM
oveywon Started Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,033	Wow! I didn't know that about hummingbirds. He's beautiful.

06-07-2008, 08:01 AM
QuarterCowGirl Welcome and Introductions Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 6,643	Awww! Good for you! __________________ I'm a farmer - I'll grow on you.

06-07-2008, 08:23 AM
corporate cowgirl Yearling Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 663	Great pics! And I love a story with a happy ending--good job!

06-07-2008, 08:24 AM
dimpleflirt Yearling Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 913	Remember in this summer heat to change your sugar mixture daily,it can ferment and go bad making them sick or drunk acting,

06-07-2008, 08:29 AM
Carri Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 10,086	That is so amazing! How cool! __________________

06-07-2008, 08:54 AM
joustinggirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Boones Mill, Virgina Posts: 3,338	An interesting thing about them. If they get wet they will just sink to the ground. If you ever need to catch one in the house, just use a spray bottle of water. __________________ Pink Tiger says \'Grrrrrr\'

06-07-2008, 09:17 AM
sundancer maiden Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Udall, KS Posts: 1,159	I am always amazed at the variety of things one can learn on horsetopia!!! __________________ You don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps!!!

06-07-2008, 09:30 AM
pasomystic Long Yearling Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,470	I so miss the hummingbirds we used to have in abundance. One summer I had one who used to come land on the edge of my coffee cup and demand the feeder be filled if it was too low. He also thought he owned the entire feeder, of course. Loads of personality in those little fellows. __________________ We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.

06-07-2008, 09:33 AM
Akita it Girl Weanling Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Md Posts: 344	Poor little thing. Good for you for helping him ^.^

06-07-2008, 09:44 AM
FastHorses000 Weanling Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Alabama Posts: 482	My g-mas house was on the river so they had one entire wall of glas windows in which birds flew into ALL the time. I only saw one hummingbird do it and we saved him too! It like stunned him for a few minutes and when he realized people had him he flew away! That is AWESOME that you thought to get pics of it!! Those are REALLY COOL! He is so beautiful!!!

06-07-2008, 09:51 AM
Sassy Started Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,332	Thats so amazing. My three favorite are birds humming birds of any varitey, yellow finches and Robins!! Your awesome to save that hummer... coodoos __________________ A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment. ~ DUKE OF ENDINBURGH ~