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Message: [QUOTE="C-Note, post: 410670, member: 6702"] I have so many hummingbirds at our new place that I'm considering starting a Go Fund Me page to manage their feeding costs :hilarious:. I fill 3 feeders with 1.25 cups of nectar each, and it's only 4-5 days before they are drained. It's insanity! I'll watch the little guys sit down, belly up to the bar, and drink for over a full minute. I'm like, "How does that much nectar FIT in that little bird??" But they are lovely, and fun to watch. We get Rufous hummingbirds here, which are really small, and BRIGHT orange. Very cool. On the flip side, we also have more garter snakes than I care for in the garden. Every time I step out there to weed, harvest, water, etc. at least 4 snakes will go darting off in every direction. Sometimes they go into the backyard as well, and I hate when my dogs find them. I know their bites aren't too harmful, but French Bulldogs are small and, well... not super smart. I worry about a snake striking them right in the eye or something. I should also mention, these aren't "normal" garter snakes that just scurry off when you shoo them away. These Northwestern ones (red and brown) will often decide to turn and strike repeatedly, and stand their ground. I don't like it one bit! We've had Stellar's Jays and Robins building nests and raising their young all over our property this Spring. I've enjoyed that a lot. :happy: Neighbors have sighted bears, cougars, and coyotes up here--I'm always on the lookout but have not seen them with my own eyes yet. [/QUOTE]

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