That is really nice to see.

Wow, the hummingbird was lovely to see, how lucky you are to have those around. Not so sure about the squirrel though. It seemed to be munching on one piece it detached, was it nibbling at all the other plants it visited or just sniffing and having a look see? Did it do much damage, hope not.

Gill

Busy busy! He looked like he had an appointment. I'll have to watch that on an actual monitor. OT-- does that music count as Techno?

Didn't know hummingbirds visited my roof! It was so unexpected and exciting. Will be leaving the blooms on my plants out there as long as possible now.

It'll be very interesting if I get some gasteraloe hybrids by natural pollination. So far my Gasteria bicolor var. liliputana didn't get any seeds - who knows!

I've seen squirrels on my roof, but my motion detecting sprinklers have kept them at bay so far. Not one bite to any leaf! Last year my videos had them taking big bites out of nearly every single succulent out there.

Saw a chipmunk in my in-ground flower beds today, but not causing any trouble. They don't seem to go on the roof but maybe it's just that I haven't had a chance to see them do it yet.

The music does count as Techno or Techno house. =)

That is so cool. Wonderful how they find the flowers even under your screens!

Ah that's amazing, such brilliant little creatures. Hope more stop on by :)

Love it! Thank you for sharing :D

That's fantastic!! I saw a show that said hummingbirds can remember exactly which flowers they have already visited, I don't know how they keep track!

There aren't any hummingbirds in SA but plenty of sunbirds that are nectar sippers. Aloes and gasterias are a favourite with them. Their flowers are designed for birds to use and pollinate. I'm not surprised that a bird cousin made the connection over there

What a nice surprise. Much nicer than squirrels destroying your collection:). Hummingbirds are the best. They remind me of my gramma, she loved them. Her home had hummingbirds everywhere. She had feeders all around her home. She's gone now so when I see one I think of her:).

Where I live we have them all year round, and they are ballsy little creatures. Especially for their size:). When I put the feeder out they get so close to my face. I mean inches away. Sometimes they're like little bombs:). Every once in awhile they hang upside down on the feeder. Tbh they look dead when they're doing this, but it's normal:).

When my Aloes where blooming they were frequent feeders:). Aloe flowers are perfectly ergonomic for these cute little birds:).

That's a great catch on camera! Thanks for sharing, I shared it on a few sites.

Thanks all for the great comments! I'm excited to report back that the hummingbird is still visiting and there is also a giant seed pod growing on my Gasteria now. Hard to tell the scale but it's around 1.5cm long!

Congratulations! You have better luck with hummers on your roof top than I in my garden. I see them in spring and fall, hardly ever in summer. That despite having many good hummingbird flowers. I guess they don't nest around my neighborhood :-(.

Nice, Kevin. While visiting my relative who breeds aloes, he said that aloes and gasterias are only pollinated by birds, both the long and short-beaked types. The bees come and collect pollen but they are denied entry to the flower. Aloe nectar contains a substance that repels bees

Dinie - Around my neighbourhood we have lots of different flowering plants from spring/summer/fall. I think that's what attracts them. Come to think of it, I've never seen a hummingbird nest before but we do have lots of trees and shelter for them.

Nik - Interesting! Didn't know that the nectar repels bees. The nectar is pretty deep inside the flowers so I can see them not even being able to get to it. My Aloes are also flowering so I'm not sure if I'll get a Gasteria or Gasteraloe hybrid from the pot. The hummingbirds seem to like both. =)

I hope you are planting them to find out!

Definitely!! Really curious to see how they turn out. I haven't grown Gasteria from seed yet so that will be a fun experience.