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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:03 PM
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There's a humming bird stuck in our garage.
The poor thing keeps flying around and keeps trying to fly up and can't get out.

Any advice?
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:06 PM
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1. Open the doors.
We've had them in our garage too -- eventually they notice and fly out.

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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:14 PM
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2. The doors are open
It keeps resting on the beams and then flys around. I'm hoping it's sees the french doors and flys out.
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:19 PM
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3. Put something big and red outside the garage where it will see it.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:44 PM
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5. Just did that. A big red glass bowl.
And we put in some of the flowers that they like to feed on.
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:47 PM
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7. now just give the bird some time to catch on
let us know how it turns out!
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:41 PM
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4. This happened to me once
He has going nuts flying up into the ceiling. We held out a broom to him, and he perched on it and then we walked him out of the garage and he flew away. It sounds weird but it's true. :shrug:
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:45 PM
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6. That's an idea.
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semillama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 01:53 PM
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8. wait til it's dusk
and turn the lights out in the garage - hopefully the bird will fly out towards the source of light.
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ronnykmarshall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 06:35 PM
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9. Yea!!! He flew out!!
I took a nap and Michael had put a strand of flowers the hummies like on the celing fan. It looks like that did the trick.

Fly on, little bird!!!
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-02-08 06:57 PM
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10. I'm glad he got out okay....
I had this happen several times when we lived in CA. The broom thing works and once I just opened all the windows in the house. At dusk, he flew away.
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