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Date: 5/28/26 9:37 am From: Sarah Faulkner via CTBirds <ctbirds...> Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Hummingbird houses?
That fake ad is astonishing!! Hummingbirds make their nests in open trees, not cavities. When the leaves fell last fall I found two in my neighbor's tree that none of us knew were there. But I do get them at my feeder, and get to watch the youngsters learning to hunt fruit flies in my garden. Honestly, that fake site looked real. I feel bad for folks who fall for things like this. Thank you, Dixie, for asking the question in the first place. Sarah Faulkner Collinsville On Thu, May 28, 2026 at 12:32 PM Prum, Richard via CTBirds < <ctbirds...> wrote: > Dear Dixie, > > These are something like a 'cute hoax.' They are completely invented > fantasy, and no hummingbird would ever use one. > > Just days ago, I came across an AI generated advertisement for this > product on the internet, and was shocked at how brazen it is: > https://offer.cresally.com/offer/Cresally/wooden-house/view48180 > > Sorry they won’t be adopted by hummingbirds ! I hope they are a least cute? > > Rick > New Haven > > > > Get Outlook for Mac<https://aka.ms/GetOutlookForMac> > From: Dixie Sanderson via CTBirds <ctbirds...> > Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 12:10 PM > To: <ctbirds...> <ctbirds...> > Subject: [CT Birds] Hummingbird houses? > > For Mother's Day I was given a set of 3 little hummingbird houses. I have > never heard of such a thing. Is it possible that they would even consider > using them? They don't have a hole like a bird house, but one side is open > and there is a perch in the front. Cute, but I am questioning their value > as a bird house. > > > > > > > > Dixie Sanderson > > Guilford > > @-> + <-@ > > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or > "leave" in the subject or body to: <ctbirds-request...> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctbirding.org%2Fjoin-us%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Crichard.prum...>%7Cdad5cd7ad4b24a5e185a08debcd39e05%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C639155814239129739%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=MTnCSWOFwk6NGmHLyzpwHXoDs6%2F2gePflv4c9yzoHpQ%3D&reserved=0 > <https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/> > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctbirding.org%2Fbirds-birding%2Fct-birds-email-list%2F&data=05%7C02%<7Crichard.prum...>%7Cdad5cd7ad4b24a5e185a08debcd39e05%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C639155814239171236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fEJ3drm4PGU2GY6E9vWRj94PKKggpQqfHWfCQmdhYCo%3D&reserved=0 > <https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or > "leave" in the subject or body to: <ctbirds-request...> > > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing > birders together statewide. Please support COA: > https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ > > CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For > list rules and subscription information visit: > https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/ To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send an email with just "join" or "leave" in the subject or body to: <ctbirds-request...> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/ CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/

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