tough little bird

off my front porch early this moring. 22 degrees and "little red" was eating from a frozen feeder.
i thought i would have to get him soem more but just like a pond the water in the bottom was not frozen and he had no problem.
and you thought ducks were tough

Wow

They're too spastic to get cold... ;o) Love those hummers!

Q

Amazing -- all the hummers here are long gone.

I wonder if they ever get their tongues stuck to the feeder.

You should try a stronger mix of sugar in winter. Instead of 4 to 1, use 3 to 1. They get more energy from it and it won't freeze. I've had feeders out into the single digits and they didn't freeze. Also, Hummers are able to go into a Torpor when it get's cold at night, then come out of it when it warms up the next day. It's a form of hibernation. I saw it on a program about hummers in the Andes, but just found out that all hummers can do it.