That's too funny! I think I might try that.

What's with the raccoon in the background? What a hoot!

I'm not too far off from that. Give me a couple more years of hoping and waiting. By the way, does anyone know whare I can buy one of those hats?
JD

Windi I think I might know some people willing to try this way of attracting hummingbirds.

Frank,,,

Before you strap a set of 96 ouncers on your old PacBell helmet,,, I recommend you don a raincoat.

Gramps..

HILARIOUS!

at what age exactly does one begin to enjoy the benefit of being 'eccentric,' and not just plain wierd? ;-)

this is a classic, windi, thanks. wait til penny sees it.

now, how do you make one?

ROFL....... now that hat would send my nosey neighbor out back "right over the edge" !! I guess I'm old..so could get away with it.........ohhhhhh I can't stop laughing!!!

Thats really funny...but I remember watching funnyest home videos and some guy had nectar in his belly...he put a little plastic red flower into it and the hummers accualy drank from it....it was awsome...
lol
kev

GrandPapaMike: I think I'll just stick to hangin' 'em on the patio. (After all, I can't see anything close up 'cept through the bottom of my glasses!!!)

Getting ready to replace two 48oz feeders with 96'ers. That'll make four 96oz feeders up, but we're only putting 64 ounces in each one and so far only have to refill them every other day!

Frank

I gotta get one of those! Do you suppose he was riding a lawnmower? Too funny!

Ok...I needed a minute or two to pick myself back up off the floor and wipe the laughter tears from my eyes. I kinda said "Oh Jeez" when I looked at that hat setup. Then when I read the mention of the raccoon I went back for another look...that's when I fell out laughing. Good thing my windows aren't open or my neighbors would think I'm nuts. Do you suppose that's a "stuffed" raccoon? The sunglasses are a nice touch..sorta like hiding in a duck blind?! The whole thing is just TOO funny.

BTW Frank...just use longer rods to hang the feeders from, then your glasses will work better. lol

Patrick

Wow, that's one diehard hummer fan!! And the raccoon in the background...too funny. Guess he feels left out!

coronabarb

That's terribly ironic for me. Just this morning driving around in the car I was thinking of creating a living will that stated if I was ever in an accident that left me paralized or vegetative that I should be set outside once a day with my hat on. And on my hat one of my little Artline Bouquet feeders should be clipped to the bill.

I know that sounds horrible to common folk but Hummerlovers would understand.

One of the BBC radio programs has a funny bit about the host feeding Hummers from his mouth...

Mark Carwardine reporting Grab the scroll knob and drag it ahead to 25:00.

That racoon looks like paper mache to me!

Was this a Letterman show stunt last week? I didn't get to watch it but came across just this scene when I was channel surfing. Anyone know for sure?

Frank, where do you get 96 oz hummer feeders. I need a couple.

Marcia - Yes, this guy was on the Letterman show last week - they had a camera crew set up in his garden - he put on the helmet, but no hummers showed up - just a cardinal sitting behing him on a fence, and that racoon. It was quite amusing, mostly because of Dave's comments! I recall seeing an article on this guy a few years ago in a Birds and Blooms magazine.

nuthatch: You don't, unless you happen across some that have been sitting on a store shelf somewhere. Perky-Pet quit making them a few years ago, so the only ones available are leftovers that for some reason or another never sold.

Got a tip from a member of this forum last year about a nursery out of state that had 36 of them. I bought 10, (6 for myself and 4 for GrandPapaMike in Riverside.), and referred someone else to them a month or so ago. They bought the last one the place had, so unless you come across more or someone else does and lets everyone here know, there's not much chance of getting them.

Frank

I watched this guy on Letterman's show! Although I missed the raccoon's appearance. If Letterman had ever quit making the man talk and laugh, he might have had a hummer or 2.

Maybe I'll try that. Sarah

So, so funny!! What a way to start the morning...
Verna

Hehehehehe!!
Sherry

Tonight it will be repeated on Late Show with David Lettermen just incase anyone didn't see it first time around they can tune in tonight (like me). Sarah

Sarah, thanks for the heads up, I will watch Letterman
tonight just to see the hummer hat and inventor.

Jan

It should be interesting I feel like I have something like it since everytime I'm out weeding near the beebalm I hear them buzzing by me just can't see them oh well at least I know they're nearby. Sarah

lol Sarah - first time I went to sons in Tucson,,I kept swatting at the "dang" bumblebees....when he finially noticed my nose stuck in the flower bed,,he told me to stay put..and "look but don't scream"....... it was hummingbirds.....and their little babies!!For once I did as I was told/ and just sat there mesmorized as they just flew about........what a thrill,, and that is how I got hooked on these little critters LOL

thank you, sarah, for the heads up. this was easily one of the 'top ten' funniest things I have ever seen. the man's name is dave leslie, and he was at the wood lake nature center in richfield, minnesota. letterman worked him hard, asking him how many hummer eggs it takes to make an omelette. leslie zapped letterman right back, asking if the host knew why hummingbirds hum. letterman walked right into it, and they and the audience got so tickled that when leslie laughed, the feeders would bounce up and down dripping nectar everywhere. this would make letterman and the audience laugh more, which would make leslie laugh more, which would make the feeders bounce and drip nectar more... I was about crying I thought it was so hilarious.
the raccoon was real. it just walked by while they were shooting. there was a seed feeder on a pole nearby, off-camera in most shots, and the raccoon was scoping out the fallen seed, I think.
although he didn't get any hummingbirds during the show, if I understood him correctly, he said that he did indeed get hummers to visit his feeder helmet.
thanks again.
oh! almost forgot: "because they don't know the words to the song!"

Navymom it's so frustating! I always here them buzzing when I'm weeding Or if more that one I hear them buzzing and their high pitched voice. Even if I stay still nine out of ten times I never see them they are so well camoflaged in the flowers. (maybe I need new glasses)!

Standard that was so funny last night! But I fell asleep before the end so hummers never did show up? Sarah

OK----let's be honest, if we thought that would attract more hummers to our yards, most of us(including myself)would be willing to try it. -----ED

Ed - NOT me....... my kids called me this a.m. (after watching the "hat" episode ) and all I heard was "DON'T EVEN THINK of it , Ma!!!!!!!! ) Whooooooooo me? LOL (Let's just say.......I can't wait for the next FAMILY cookout) :o)

Thanks for letting us know, Sarah. I caught it last night. Very funny when Letterman kept making him laugh and the feeders were bouncing up and down dripping nectar everywhere.

Neil and I watched it. Neil says he's going to make one.
Lord luv a duck, stay tuned, he'll probably end up on Oprah.

Jan

Jan........ We'll be watching for Neil -- ROFL

I wonder if there is one up for auction on Ebay????-----ED