Hummingbird houses???

[Hmerkle]

Is this for real?

Hummingbird House

Hummingbird House

www.alpcunm.com

I have never heard of hummingbird houses, has anyone else?
They seem like an interesting and easy lathe project...

Well, if you could sell them at ~$35, it seems possible...

https://smile.amazon.com/Hummingbird-Crafted-Dark-Wood-Top/dp/B0719S6FH4/ref=asc_df_B0719S6FH4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312390734523&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8206983804237866007&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010652&hvtargid=pla-571961031062&psc=1

So I guess it is something of a hoax?
Do hummingbirds use birdhouses?





Unlike some other popular backyard birds, hummingbirds do not nest in birdhouses. ... You can maintain or plant native flowering plants, provide reliable water sources, and avoid chemicals that harm birds and other wildlife, including the insects hummingbirds prey upon.May 6, 2021


Some show this as an option... but it kind of gets away from the lathe idea...

 

[Martin Roper]

According to my resident hummingbird expert, hummingbirds would be more inclined to use the bottom one. They don't use birdhouses. Even if you built the bottom one, they'd be just as likely to use a nearby branch instead.

 

[Berta]

Turned Hummingbird houses is a cute thing for turners to make. They guy that turns the hats at the Extravaganza makes them.

 

[Mike Davis]

Strictly decorative

 

[Gotcha6]

At my former residence I built a Florida Room with a Beech tree overhanging the glass roof. Hummingbirds built a nest and hatched out eggs there. I learned that they like to build over water and the reflection deceived the birds. I was able to get some photos on my 35mm of the bird on and off the nest, but they're in a shoe box somewhere now.........
We have a couple of feeders on the back porch and they are a feisty bunch, not willing to share at all. I've seen them fly from 40-50 yards away to chase off another bird from the feeder.

 

[Steve Martin]

The last time I checked, Jerry Measimer, Richfield, NC, woodturner and member of the Southern Piedmont Woodturners, Concord, NC, made hummingbird houses for Our State Magazine. He also turns hats out of logs and sells them out of his shop in Richfield.

 

[demondeacon]

At my former residence I built a Florida Room with a Beech tree overhanging the glass roof. Hummingbirds built a nest and hatched out eggs there. I learned that they like to build over water and the reflection deceived the birds. I was able to get some photos on my 35mm of the bird on and off the nest, but they're in a shoe box somewhere now.........
We have a couple of feeders on the back porch and they are a feisty bunch, not willing to share at all. I've seen them fly from 40-50 yards away to chase off another bird from the feeder.

We have 2 hummingbird feeders and the little guys are downright mean to each other. Constantly chasing each other away from the feeder.

 

[smallboat]

Along those lines and at the risk of hijacking Hanks thread- here’s a semi-scientific study of butterfly houses from Penn State.
Butterfly houses

“If you want to do something to help butterflies, build them a mud puddle.” Pretty much sums it up.

 

[Hmerkle]

Along those lines and at the risk of hijacking Hanks thread- here’s a semi-scientific study of butterfly houses from Penn State.
Butterfly houses

“If you want to do something to help butterflies, build them a mud puddle.” Pretty much sums it up.

Hijack-accepted, but again, not a “simple” turning project!!!


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[Gofor]

I have kept records since 2008 on when I see the first one at my feeders here in northern Wayne county. The dates have ranged from 03 Apr to 09 Apr. over the last 14 years. Not to say they may have been here earlier without me seeing them, but I do make sure I have the feeders out by 01 Apr. Usually starts with one male, with a female soon to follow. "My" flock usually tops out at eight or ten, and it really gets hairy during the last mating in August. They lose all fear of humans, and will buzz within inches of your head as they battle with each other. Its like the Battle of Midway out on my back deck.

Although the males are the most aggressive during the summer, it also gets interesting after the males leave in early Sept. I seem to pick up a few more females (some with babies, male and female) as they congregate before heading south around the first week of Oct. They put on a pretty good battle show also. I think it may be part of toughening up for the flight south.

 

[dsiddens]

We have 2 hummingbird feeders and the little guys are downright mean to each other. Constantly chasing each other away from the feeder.

Put up more feeders, spaced some distance apart. Each can claim and defend their feeder.

 

[demondeacon]

More feeders will make our back deck just look like the Battle of Midway. :>)