My balcony only catches a little sun in the mornings.

All of the hummingbird rehabbers I know, myself included, are already completely overwhelmed with baby hummers. 90% of them would not have needed to come in for care if the humans who found them had called us before they cut the nest down or put the fledglings in their cars and drove them an hour away from their moms.

In past years, we don't feel overwhelmed like this until June or July. If this continues, there won't be anyone left who is able to take them. We have to limit the amount of hummingbirds in our care, which means sooner than later, baby birds will die and it is completely preventable.

Wildlife centers rely on satellites, which are volunteers, to care for baby hummingbirds in their homes. Babies need to be hand fed every 30 minutes 5am-9pm until they start to fly and can be taught to self feed from syringes. Every hatchling requires hand feeding for 2-3 weeks, nestlings for 1-2 weeks, fledglings for a few days. Multiply that by 10, 20, 30, 40 and then add in constant phone calls from the public. We are human. I wish we had super powers, but we don't.

Signed - your exhausted resident Reddit rehabber

Yes, some photos are edited, and yes I know I need to clean my camera censor. But feel free to provide camera/photography/editing tips.

I’m a fairly new birder and for the past 4 months have been feeding the hummers on my balcony.

It took them a few days to find the feeder, but since then there were always several hummers around. I recently ran out of the cane sugar I used (1/4 cup sugar and 1 cup water) and got a new brand. Since the change, the hummers have been absent. I’m not sure if it’s just a coincidence, or if something is wrong. I make sure to change my nectar every 5 days or so (I live in SoCal), using the same recipe as before, and always clean the feeder well. Any advice? I put a photo of the new sugar I’m using and my little friend Roger who doesn’t come around anymore 😔

Southeastern Ohio

Still learning about them. Thanks in advance.

And they breathe so fast too!

I named him Henry...

Does anyone use the Bird Buddy hummingbird feeder? Is it any good? Easy to clean / refill? Safe for the birds?

I live in south Florida so we’d only use it for 5-6 months out of the year. We usually get 2-3 birds max in our yard.

Got lucky shots during sunset while walking on the waterfront! 🤩

Didn't know they could look so dramatic hahah #hummingbirdszn

She must have been a bit stunned after hitting my buildings window. She felt better after a few feedings and 2 hours of having me run in and out my dorm thinking she would finally fly away. After her last feeding she was strong enough to fly off my hand to my back to a bush and away.

A little pollen too.

Spotted this little guy swooping and chirping around a park nearby. He flys to the same bush every few minutes; even if I’m standing near it.

It took her a while to get comfy enough, but when she did, she took a nice long drink!

Mountains of North Carolina

It has been 10 days since they were born, apparently right on time. I looked through the camera this morning, both babies good, and I already caught her feeding them ❤️

Got an Apple Pencil recently and had fun sketching the neighborhood birds, including my resident Allen’s.

Thanks for looking! :)