Hummers return to the same areas from one year to the next as do the off-spring. We hang a feeder in our kitchen window and a couple of years we were late in getting the feeders up. A hummer came to the window and hovered where the chain and hook are left. I was behind the glass but the sun was shining so he couldn't see me. It was our reminder and it worked. The feeders were up within a half hour. A few years ago I had a close encounter when I was on a step ladder hanging the feeder up for the start of the year. A male hummer came straight toward me at breakneck speed. I was so startled, I fell off the ladder. He hovered around until I picked myself up and left the area. We had another incident when a hummer hit one of our windows. The bird was stunned on the ground. I picked it up, cupped in my hand (they are smaller than you think). I opened my hand to check it and it did not fly away for a few minutes. When it did, it flew to the nearest tree branch and recovered for 15 or so minutes then flew away.
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