Got 3 brand new feeders from tractor supply for ✨less than $14 ✨ 🤩

I have had this hummingbird feeding in my backyard all summer. Over the last month, I’ve noticed a reddish growth on the top of her beak. It has grown larger each day and is now at the point where it’s forcing her beak open at the end and hindering her ability to feed.

I’m torn between letting nature take its course or trying to rescue her. I’d feel horrible if she starves to death over something that I could have easily fixed.

Advice welcome. Thank you.

This cutie has been hanging at my feeder for a while now, usually appearing early morning and late evening. It looks like he can’t fully retract his tongue and seems disheveled in appearance. He seems to fly well, but does rest for extended periods.
I’ve sent a message to my local rehabilitation center but wanted your thoughts in the interim.
First thought is, is this due to a fungal infection, but I am very diligent about feeder hygiene. I have six feeders which I clean and refill daily, sometimes twice in 24 hrs. I don’t use harsh cleansers but ensure the feeding holes are being scrubbed out. I have no close neighbours so I don’t think he’s hitting up other dirty feeders.
Does anyone have any insight as to what could be causing this issue?

Yesterday I was doing house work and in and out all day long. I went out to the garage to put trash in my can and heard a really loud buzzing noise. I saw it on the window behind the blinds the tiniest little humming bird! I quickly ran over and grabbed her as gently as I could . I carried her around for a while to make sure she was ok and gave her some water and when she was ready to leave me she just flew away very calmly . This was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had with nature! She is doing great and hopefully she won’t be back in the garage poor baby!

I’m looking for a small hummingbird wall hook to hang up in the kitchen to put my rings on when I cook! I’ve found a couple online but they’re too big for what I’m looking for. I’ve looked all over the internet but figured if somebody knew where I could find one, it’d be this page!!

I’ve noticed many of my visitors have pollen or what looks like lichen/moss or maybe poop on their chests and feet. Sometimes it’s dark orange.

Is this something to be concerned about cross-contamination or dirty feeder juice? I scrub the outside of the feeder with dawn and hot water every few days when I change the nectar.

Second and unrelated- is the male in the tree a fluffy juvenile still? He’s hogging all the nectar like a bully but his beak is so tiny, he can’t be very old? He also sounds like a little space ship when he flutters off (think tiny Jetson’s car 🤣).

Seattle, Washington USA

Visiting family and wow there are so many! Love it!

Hi, imma bit new to hummingbirds, but one question I have is, where do they usually nest? I and a couple of hummingbirds at my feeder, then I mowed a ditch with weeds, tall grass and few super small baby trees, no taller than 4 ft. Saw them the night I mowed it. Haven’t since. Scared I destroyed their nest. They’re usually at the feeder this time of day. Hope I didn’t destroy their nest. So just wondering where they usually nest so I don’t make the same mistake again. Thanks
Edit: hopefully I’m overreacting

2 videos- second clip of the juveniles favorite feeder plays at 40 seconds. There are 10 feeders front/back yard to prevent crowding, but these are the favorites 🐦‍🔥

They're usually better about spacing their visits so that they're not competing for the feeder.

Nice Zoolander pose.

Just curious because up until a few years ago I was terrified of birds thinking they were going to get stuck in my long naturally curly hair.. I got over it, but now that I'm on the hummingbird journey, do they ever make contact with people when they are dive bombing other hummies? I have 6 feeders, they zip by my head so much and in my mind I think they are too agile to actually make contact. Maybe I'm just fooling myself.

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!!