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05-28-2020, 09:27 PM
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Guru
City: La Conner Wa.
Vessel Name: Sea Fever
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Sep 2012
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New pastime while in self quarantine on the boat
For the past three years we have been carrying around a hummingbird feeder so Tuesday we decided to set it out. Put it out at 10:55 am and had our first customer at 11:00 am. Been up hill ever since. Have had to refill several times already. Sometimes there are up to 8-10 at a time. These guys are fearless.
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05-28-2020, 09:43 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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Any poopage issues?
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05-28-2020, 10:02 PM
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Read a story in the journals of Captain Vancouver about pulling into an anchorage on Vancouver Island. Someone on the boat gave a nail to a kid with a hummingbird that had light string (devils club fibre?) tied around its feet. In no time at all there were tons of kids paddling out to the ship with captured hummingbirds buzzing around their heads.
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05-28-2020, 11:37 PM
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Guru
City: La Conner Wa.
Vessel Name: Sea Fever
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 877
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Quote:
Originally Posted by menzies
Any poopage issues?
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So far, so good. I have it hanging outside of the hull.
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05-29-2020, 12:51 AM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Be prepared for territorial disputes among your new avian friends.
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05-29-2020, 10:45 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 5,037
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My wife has one outside of our house in Florida.
It works well!!!
Sorry couldn't help myself.
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Jay Leonard
Ex boats: 1983 40 Albin trunk cabin, 1978 Mainship 34 Model 1
New Port Richey, Fl
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05-29-2020, 11:45 AM
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Guru
City: La Conner Wa.
Vessel Name: Sea Fever
Vessel Model: Defever 49 RPH
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 877
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You better lay off the sauce there buddy..
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05-29-2020, 12:50 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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When we are in AZ we always have one hanging on the patio. It's amazing to watch the hummingbirds in their flights. Last year one came up in front of my wife, hovered just a few inches from her face for a few seconds, then disappeared as quickly as it had come.
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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05-30-2020, 03:17 PM
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Senior Member
City: Yelm, WA
Vessel Name: "Convergence"
Vessel Model: Camano Troll
Join Date: Nov 2017
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Sara loves having birds around. I'm betting we have half a dozen regular feeders and the same number of hummingbird ones. I must admit, I'm getting to like them. Seems to be no mess around the hummingbird feeders, but its a different story about the "normal" ones. Made sure to put them in a place where I don't have to go on "poop" patrol.
Never thought of one on the boat. I'm going to try it.
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Toni Froehling
Day Island Washington
1994 Bayliner 4788
"Satisfaction"
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05-30-2020, 06:40 PM
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TF Site Team
City: Ex-Brisbane, (Australia), now Bribie Island, Qld
Vessel Name: Now boatless - sold 6/2018
Vessel Model: Had a Clipper (CHB) 34
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10,101
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell Clifton
So far, so good. I have it hanging outside of the hull.
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I suspect the cute little things are using up so much energy just 'humming', that pooping has to wait until later..?
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05-30-2020, 07:44 PM
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Guru
City: Tacoma, WA & Ashland, OR
Vessel Name: boatless, ex: Seeadler
Vessel Model: RAWSON 41
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 2,234
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter B
I suspect the cute little things are using up so much energy just 'humming', that pooping has to wait until later..?
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They definately do poop. We get an occasuonal little smear on the window near one of our feeders. Most falls unobtrusively on a flower bed.
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