It seems that the previous property manager here had a couple of feeders hung outside the bedroom window and, after having several "inquiries" I gave in and put up a feeder in early spring.  Evidently I make a mean nectar because it looks like happy hour every hour from dawn to dusk out there.  What was originally a clean and refill every three days (I use a 500ml bottle feeder with perches) has gone crazy over the last few days.  Two days ago the little guys and gals finished off an entire bottle (a bit over 16 oz.)!  So I put a second feeder up yesterday and today they went through all of one and 60% of the new one - sheesh! 
 
I get four types here:  Anna's (a year-round inhabitant), Rufous, Calliope and Black-Chinned.  A little bit of geek math based on average weight and the fact that the little hummers can eat between 1/2 and eight times their own body weight, means that I have between 26 and 419(!) of the little guys and gals.  One estimation method is to assume 1,000 birds per gallon of nectar consumed in a day, another takes the maximum number seen on the feeders at one time and multiples that by six.  These methods would mean I still have between 42 and 200 little hummers around here!
 
Any way you cut it, I've got quite a circus going on outside my windows right now.  I refilled during the day last week and had five hovering 1-2 feet away from my head while I was putting the feeder back up (that's a weird feeling!).  Yesterday and today it looked like a swarm of (very large) bees out there - unbelievable.
 
I feel sorry for those of you in the UK since hummingbirds only exist in North and South America.  These little ones are fun to watch!

Steve is rubbing off on you Rain! 

We have a feeder on our patio Craig. Have fed them for many years. We also have feeders for the winter to feed the so many other birds around here.
 
I don't know all the types of birds around here but there are many. None put on the show that hummingbirds do. One could have a 100 gallon feeder and that little bird would think it was all his/hers.
Around the end of Sept. we'll take the feeder down so they'll make their trip.
 
To bad...Strummy would really get a kick taking pictures of those little speedy jets.
 
 
 

We enjoy humming birds as well.
 
We also buy seed/feed from a local bird watching store.  They offer good advice and we are able to attract and enjoy a fairly wide variety of visitors.
 
We also have kites, hawks, and owls that nest in the trees out back.
 
I couldn't imagine not having an interaction with them... sharing the yard with them seems routine.
 
 
best regards,
mike
 
 

 
"We could sink a few jars and chat to some birds"
John T ~ 2012

The hummingbirds around my place are very territorial. They seem to spend more time trying to chase each other away from the feeder than they do feeding. But they're still fun to watch.
 
Craig, I just learned a while back about the Anna's hanging around here in the winter. I started putting the feeder out in the daytime and bringing it in at night if it was likely to freeze. They only seem to come to the feeder if it's especially cold or there's snow on the ground. I wonder what they're eating the rest of the time.

Absolutely... there is at least one.

 
 
 
I like turkey fans too...
 
J

How about this Hummingbird: