quote by gini
It is also hot - and I think the liquid gets hot - too hot for them to drink.

Maybe that is the message they are sending to you????

Do you have any pictures of the type of hummingbirds you have in your area?
I had just put the new feeder out so I know the liquid was not hot. I don't know what the problem is. I hang my feeders in the shade and change the contents every day or so. It just started getting hot here a day or two ago so I don't think heat is their problem.

This afternoon I had let Koko out to do her business and she got sidetracked so I was calling for her real loud. All of a sudden 3 hummers came zooming on to the porch as if to say here WE are. I have had my hummers coming close before but not like this year. It seem like everytime I go out on the porch I will have some zooming me.

I plan to take some pictures of them as soon as possible and post them. I hope that I can Identify the various species if I can get some close ups. The only species I know for sure is Ruby Throated. I have some other types also but can't see them well enough to identify them. I'm hoping still shots will be easier to compare to pictures available online.

The new feeders I have are all plastic with a built in ant guard. If you don't have an ant guard in my area the feeder gets full of ants in a very shot time. i'm amazed that they can find their way up a tree to the feeder.