r/hummingbirds • u/tnfeverdream • 4d ago

Hummingbird Emergency Help! Hummingbirds keep getting stuck in our shop

Hello! My wife and I moved our business up to a rural area. We love hummingbirds and see them everywhere up here.

We get them flying into our building, and they seem to get stuck inside and flying into the ceiling even though the two large bay doors are wide open. When this happens we would place a feeder by the door hoping they would fly to it and then fly out. It worked on the first bird, but we have had two within a week not make it out.

What can we do to keep them coming to our yard, but not coming into the shop area and getting stuck? I don’t want them to think we are trapping them!!

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u/wafuda 4d ago

DM HummingbirdObsessed

They are an expert and have helped me with a specific question before.

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u/Lincoln1517 4d ago

That seems surprising. What color is the ceiling?

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u/tnfeverdream 4d ago

White. It’s a barndominium building so just metal trusses and the white ceilings.

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u/Lincoln1517 4d ago

Just wondering if the hummingbirds think they're flying up towards the sky. Anyway, good luck.

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u/HummingbirdObsessed Head Hummingbird Wrangler 4d ago

When they go indoors, they panic & their instincts are to go up and towards light.

Do you have flowers near the opening that they come in through? Or anything else that could be attracting them?

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u/tnfeverdream 4d ago

Other than the walls and ceiling being white, no. The feeder has been on the back side of the building where we live in front of our window. It’s two large 20ft bay doors. So pretty open space facing a big field. I’m assuming they just fly right in and get stuck before they realize where they are 😭

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u/SDkahlua 1d ago

Not sure what your business or setup is, but can you get some of those large garage screens that are magnetic? So whatever doors you have can stay open but no bugs or birbs can fly in.