# Humming bird in house

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-bird-in-house/418180>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 5, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-bird-in-house/418180 "2007-09-05T23:08:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-bird-in-house/418180/21 "2007-09-06T16:51:36Z")

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[QUOTE=KneadToKnow]  
I love hot tub hummers.  
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How do you get those huge things into a hot tub? 😉

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-bird-in-house/418180/22 "2007-09-06T17:07:22Z")

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Or you could have used a [praying mantis](http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx?sc=birdwireJul2005)

ETA: WARNING! Kind of Icky!

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**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-bird-in-house/418180/23 "2007-09-06T19:00:13Z")

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I have done this trick twice with hummingbirds in buildings (a home and a warehouse). These wee beasties need a lot of energy to fly so they are always looking for a food source. I went outside each time and cut some flowers from a garden (red works the best). Then I would go to the room with the hummingbird and hold the flowers up in plain view. The bird came swooping down each time and stated feeding while hovering. I then backed very slowly to an open door or window and shook the flowers. The startled bird shot away and outside each time.

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**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humming-bird-in-house/418180/24 "2007-09-06T21:49:08Z")

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[QUOTE=TwoTrouts]  
I have done this trick twice with hummingbirds in buildings (a home and a warehouse). These wee beasties need a lot of energy to fly so they are always looking for a food source. I went outside each time and cut some flowers from a garden (red works the best). Then I would go to the room with the hummingbird and hold the flowers up in plain view. The bird came swooping down each time and stated feeding while hovering. I then backed very slowly to an open door or window and shook the flowers. The startled bird shot away and outside each time.  
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Very resourceful! You may not even need flowers, anything bright red would probably work.

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