Have a Hummingbird in your house? Find out how to get it back outside with these tips.
A Hummingbird is the smallest bird in North America. Besides their petite size, their adeptness at hovering in mid air and actually changing flying directions quickly make them stand out even more. This type of bird can even fly backwards and upside down!
Many people like to attract Hummingbirds to their homes by putting out feeders filled with sugar water. Since these wild birds spend most of their awake time feeding, they are often seen flitting from feeder to feeder, or from flower to flower.
Hummingbirds don't nest in house chimneys as other birds do. Instead, they build their small nests in the branches of trees and bushes. For this reason, they don't normally get inside a house. But, if an exit door is left ajar, they can easily slip inside through the tiniest space.
If you find a Hummingbird hovering around inside your house, don't become alarmed! Keep calm! It won't swoop down on you or your pets, and it won't attack! Don't try to swing at it with a broom or other object either! The Hummingbird wants to get back outside to its natural surroundings more than even you want it to go!
The first thing to do is to close off the room that it's in. Close all of the interior doors so it can't accidentally find its way into the rest of the house. Then, close the curtains and drapes so the room is completely dark. Finally, open either a window or a door that leads to the outside. Open the window or door wide so the Hummingbird has the best chance of finding its way outside.
And then, carefully leave the room, and close the door behind you. Keep your family and pets out of there for the time being. After an hour or so, go back and check the room to see if the bird has left through the window or door yet. Since the room is mainly dark, except for the opening, it will be hard to tell by sight if the tiny Hummingbird has returned to its outside world. Therefore, the best way to tell is to walk into the room and stand still. Stand completely still for several minutes. Listen for the rapid fluttering of the bird's wings in the air. Hummingbirds also make little cheep notes, especially when they are alarmed or excited. So you might actually hear it making these notes if it's still in the room.
If you don't hear anything, the Hummingbird might have already found its way back out. Carefully turn on the lights so you can check the room. Since this type of bird spends most of its time in flight, if it's still inside, it will most likely be flying around.
Once the Hummingbird is gone, you can close the opening and open the room back up like it was.
If, on the other hand, that it's still there, you should leave the room again and wait another hour to check on it.
As you can tell, removing a tiny Hummingbird from your house is basically a waiting game. There's really nothing else you can do to expedite its leaving. But, as stated earlier, keep in mind that it wants to return to its natural world as much as you want it to. So, it will find its way out as quickly as it can!
