So when the overhead doors are open, sometime Hummingbirds come in.
Two more tonight will bite the dust... was not able to lure them to leave before I had to close up shop.
They seem to know that the Sky is always open above them, so they fly around up against the ceiling, not dipping down to o'head door level to escape.
Unfortunately, after a few hours of this, often also bound up by ceiling spiderwebs, their brief energy is spent and they slowly fall to floor in shop.
I try to watch them and still be around to then pick them up, VERY delicately lick off the spiderwebs, bring outside, try to refresh them w sprinkle of plain water in my hand.
Usually after a few minutes of that they revive and fly off, hopefully to get some nutrition for energy closeby.
Our closest feeder is 30' from the shop o'head doors.
Other times, I am unable to wait for them to fall, or can't find them once they do, very sad for me to see such a glorious Creature to succumb.
Sometime it works to temporarily hang a red feeder in the o'head door opening to lead them "out", but usually not.
And, in a previous shop w skylights, fuggedaboutit.
So, I'm thinking of cutting a small escape door in gable end of shop up high as possible controlled w like a rope/ pulley.
With that, seeing as how my shop has NO light input other than electric lighting, I could shut everything down, and the only light they will see is outside this escape door that is up high. just below the "ceiling".
Maybe also add a small light outside when they come in in evening.
What experiences/ suggestions/ methods might you Guys have ?
Marc
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