tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post4641630338702442038..comments2023-10-18T07:11:35.641-04:00Comments on ROBINS NESTING PLACE: Eating out of My HandsRobin's Nesting Placehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-47630874584907348332008-10-20T22:31:00.000-04:002008-10-20T22:31:00.000-04:00Fabulous pictures, Robin! I can imagine your excit...Fabulous pictures, Robin! I can imagine your excitement having them come so close. They really are fearless little creatures, aren't they? I was amazed to read about the praying mantis trying to catch them. Nasty thing!Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-37529162747096718712008-10-05T00:12:00.000-04:002008-10-05T00:12:00.000-04:00We have the same family of hummers come back each ...We have the same family of hummers come back each year. The reason I say they are the same family---As soon as they arrive in the spring they go looking in all our windows until they find someone. They stay in front of the window for a few minutes. We fill and put out the feeder. <BR/>There is a different kind of feeder than the one you have it has perches.<BR/>In the past I have hung ours down raggedgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627340070829007192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-31528595793844087552008-09-14T08:57:00.000-04:002008-09-14T08:57:00.000-04:00Wow, Robin!!! I am SO amazed at your stunning humm...Wow, Robin!!! I am SO amazed at your stunning hummingbird photos! Maybe you should think about doing a book. (Seriously, I'm a book editor who has worked on many a backyard bird book in my day.) Awesome!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-45656171071507794682008-09-11T09:09:00.000-04:002008-09-11T09:09:00.000-04:00What a beutiful series of photos. Ones in my lifet...What a beutiful series of photos. Ones in my lifetime I would like to se colibird!<BR/>LindaLinda Lundahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159259847685467120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-41584510212565735212008-09-10T23:55:00.000-04:002008-09-10T23:55:00.000-04:00OMG, what beautiful and stunning photos. Thanks fo...OMG, what beautiful and stunning photos. Thanks for sharing!Heavy Petalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525168601997833834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-78269900177424030272008-09-10T19:56:00.000-04:002008-09-10T19:56:00.000-04:00YOUR BATTERY WENT DEAD? What a bummer! You will ...YOUR BATTERY WENT DEAD? What a bummer! You will get that photo, Robin!<BR/><BR/>Your pictures are so clear and pretty! I still have gobs of them but I'm noticing a little less nectar is being slurped up lately. The adult males are gone.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll try holding their favorite feeder in my hand but I don't know if I can focus my new camera on them - it will take some effort :o)<BR/><Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-66024556188751623722008-09-10T18:54:00.000-04:002008-09-10T18:54:00.000-04:00These are really fantabulous pictures!!! I can't b...These are really fantabulous pictures!!! I can't believe your battery went dead right in the middle of that. <BR/><BR/>I love these little birds. I can watch them for hours. Of course then I would never get anything done!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270611634380137009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-66915478256969802642008-09-10T17:12:00.000-04:002008-09-10T17:12:00.000-04:00Robin.... I love your blog!cieloRobin.... I love your blog!<BR/><BR/>cieloCIELOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970051028104694707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-11736185478286014082008-09-10T16:08:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:08:00.000-04:00Sunita, it is basically sugar water. I mix 4 parts...Sunita, it is basically sugar water. I mix 4 parts of water to one part sugar.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-10860279386375148642008-09-10T16:06:00.000-04:002008-09-10T16:06:00.000-04:00Thank you all for all of your kind comments.Louise...Thank you all for all of your kind comments.<BR/><BR/>Louise, these pictures were taken with my Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50.<BR/><BR/>owlie1010, you are very observant! The birdbath is two clay pots stacked, with a clay saucer painted blue.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-78411197067037194662008-09-10T14:19:00.000-04:002008-09-10T14:19:00.000-04:00I love your blog! I faved it in Blotanical and hav...I love your blog! I faved it in Blotanical and have added it to my blogroll! Great photos, too! Cameron (Defining Your Home Garden)F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-35173981024341525192008-09-09T23:24:00.000-04:002008-09-09T23:24:00.000-04:00Too cute! You must have a super fast shutter on yo...Too cute! You must have a super fast shutter on your camera to catch them looking so still... amazing. They have been going nuts in my garden, no feeders but I guess enough for them to sip even as the garden is starting to shut down a bit. How fun to get so up close and personal with nature!<BR/>- Karen<BR/>http://greenwalks.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-69513381429805399732008-09-09T15:07:00.000-04:002008-09-09T15:07:00.000-04:00Great shots! Patience does have its rewards. The...Great shots! Patience does have its rewards. They do get casually comfortable with you after a time. Chickadees seem to be like that as well. Just not as skittish as some other birds.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-74010145550513137972008-09-09T09:01:00.000-04:002008-09-09T09:01:00.000-04:00Robin, you've got some awesome photos of your humm...Robin, you've got some awesome photos of your hummers! And I've heard you can feed them this way, but I've never tried. I just love them and they do seem very friendly. So many times, they've just hovered right in front of my face and just looked at me! I stay very still and they just aren't bothered by me at all, so I'm guessing I'd be successful, too, at feeding them like you did. I reallyKylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-49763305390975702812008-09-09T08:27:00.000-04:002008-09-09T08:27:00.000-04:00Robin, I have a very dumb question ... just what i...Robin, I have a very dumb question ... just what is in that feeder? Is it water or some exotic concoction?<BR/>Sorry, but we dont have hummingbirds in India. So, I dont have a clue about them except that they look gorgeous.Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-28159040047995796202008-09-08T10:45:00.000-04:002008-09-08T10:45:00.000-04:00Robin, Sighing over your wonderful photos and your...Robin, Sighing over your wonderful photos and your ability to charm the fantastic hummingbird. Your photos are so good, it bears repeating!<BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-31142037533893261202008-09-08T10:44:00.000-04:002008-09-08T10:44:00.000-04:00Ive been browsing your blog and may i say, GOOD JO...Ive been browsing your blog and may i say, GOOD JOB!! your photography skills are amazing, as well as your gardening!!<BR/><BR/>I have a question for you...your bird bath that looks like its a big terra cotta pot, where did you get it or how did you make it??? Its beautiful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-18639745574348708092008-09-07T23:18:00.000-04:002008-09-07T23:18:00.000-04:00Those are some really awesome photos! I have had h...Those are some really awesome photos! I have had hummingbirds think I am a flower in the garden, and come very close....especially when I wear red.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-14831080404655499532008-09-07T16:34:00.000-04:002008-09-07T16:34:00.000-04:00Wonderful photos! Much as I love the birds of the ...Wonderful photos! Much as I love the birds of the UK, it would be amazing to have hummingbirds too.HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-52141079673705907272008-09-07T14:04:00.000-04:002008-09-07T14:04:00.000-04:00Amazing photographs! I always love coming to your ...Amazing photographs! I always love coming to your site to see all the amazing close-up nature shots. I love hummingbirds! What kind of camera do you have?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-83480956048441018822008-09-07T13:21:00.000-04:002008-09-07T13:21:00.000-04:00Great stuff Robin :-)I can completely understand t...<B>Great stuff Robin :-)</B><BR/><BR/>I can completely understand the joy this would have given you :-D<BR/><BR/>I can also completely understand the frustration of a battery going dead! I had a similar experience recently one evening (but it was the case of the memory running out on video capture) as a hedgehog and cat were in the frame together. It was case of ‘what happened next?’ Mm… I shouldShirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-73683358634078724072008-09-06T21:13:00.000-04:002008-09-06T21:13:00.000-04:00Regina, I'm really not a very good photographer be...Regina, I'm really not a very good photographer because I always use the auto mode. I figure the camera is smarter than I am. Usually the shots come out pretty good, so I'm satisfied letting the camera do the work for me.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-34700627262157840102008-09-06T14:58:00.000-04:002008-09-06T14:58:00.000-04:00How interesting - I thought all birds feeded on se...How interesting - I thought all birds feeded on seeds...little did I know about Hummingbirds!<BR/>Great photos!<BR/>/KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-39355237296978911412008-09-06T14:24:00.000-04:002008-09-06T14:24:00.000-04:00Hi,I just picked you as one of my top 5 favorites....Hi,<BR/>I just picked you as one of my top 5 favorites. Come over to my blog and pick it up please.Balishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3463455126326179974.post-85404555282288039442008-09-06T13:53:00.000-04:002008-09-06T13:53:00.000-04:00Robin, what a thrill. Our hummers seem more timid...Robin, what a thrill. Our hummers seem more timid, but maybe that is because I usually have a group of children running around.<BR/><BR/>Your photos are gorgeous.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170186776403419013noreply@blogger.com