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8. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Eating From My Hand (Part One)

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2. Hand-feeding Hummingbirds Made This Lady's Day

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1. Ruby-throated Hummingbird Bathing

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In June of 2006 I was replacing empty feeders with clean ones and this hummingbird landed on the feeder as I was carrying it to the pole. I stopped instantly and stood perfectly still because motion will scare hummingbirds away. From this came the clips you will see in this video. It would eat from any feeder or cut flower that I would offer. Someone suggested I try to feed it directly from my palm and success came the first day I tried. This hummingbird continued this behavior until his 2006 migration to Central America. In April of 2007 he returned to the same little plot of land in Louisville, Ky for more of the same behavior. Part two now available vimeo.com/2827190

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Andrea Allen 8 months ago

Amazing!
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Thanks for the comment - hummingbirds are amazing
Daniel Hayek 8 months ago

Beautiful! I love that the little guy came back the following year. Thanks for posting :)
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Amazingly they do quite often return to the same place summer after summer.
Blake Whitman 8 months ago

did it tickle?
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Out of all the times he ate from my palm, I never felt the tongue touch me.
brewcaster 8 months ago

I love the audio.
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

The sound of the wings or the clicking of the camera. LOL
Obscura 8 months ago

Cool.
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Thanks Obscura
Patrick Long 8 months ago

Amazing video. Long live the Hummingbird! By the way, cool watch. What is it? And the band?
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Thanks Patrick and the watch is a very basic Timex bought at WalMart. Hummingbird photography/videography is a great retirement hobby and I am sure it will be around forever.
Baly Cooley 8 months ago

WOW. Man, I hope I get to retire one day. I would do exactly this sort of thing all the time. Have you named them?
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Baly - I have never named one but lots of hummingbird fans do name them. My question is how do they know which one to call by the correct name. I can't tell them apart to be honest with you. I knew the male in this video by behavior but he looked just like other male hummingbirds.
Ian Lucero 8 months ago

Holy smokes! that's amazing that you got them to eat from your hand!
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Ian, It happened many times with that little hummer, but it still seems amazing that it ever happened. I haven't tried to get one to eat from my palm since him, but I have plenty each summer to eat from hand held feeders and feeder bases. That is close enough and not nearly as messy.
Martin Barnier 8 months ago

Some really incredible angles here, great video! They are such a fascinating animal.
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Thanks Martin,
They really are amazing little creatures and very smart.
Jean-Luc Kuchta 8 months ago

I like birds.
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Thanks for commenting and they are a delight to watch.
Brad Miller 8 months ago

great shots! It's amazing that the same bird returned to the same spot the next year.
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

I was amazed he came back but it is not uncommon for them to return to the same summer home.
Hasan Ismail 8 months ago

Did he come back with his family the following year?
:) Its beautiful to see the trust he bestows upon you. But he's also one hungry fella!!
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

A few weeks after leaving the nest hummingbirds become individuals that don't have anything to do, with mom or any other hummingbird, that would suggest they were ever part of a family. Dad hummingbirds have nothing to do with building the nest or helping raise the babies. Mom does that but stops doing anything for the babies when she feels they are ready to be on their own.
cvm 8 months ago

oh, watching this makes me soooo happy! thanks for sharing. They're such beautiful little creatures.
Russ Thompson 8 months ago

Thanks for commenting - they are beautiful creatures and loved by many people. I look forward to their April visits all winter and arrival date is nearly here.