Purchase some hummingbird feeders (range from a few dollars to expensive handmade) and hang them in an area protected from the wind. I have feeders in the shade and in sun and both places attract visitors each year. You can plant a “hummingbird” garden to help attract the birds to your feeders. Once you start seeing visitors to your feeders, then the fun begins. The hummers will zoom in and out jockeying for position at the feeders. If you see one of the hummingbirds keeping the others from feeding then add another feeder to insure everyone gets food.
You don’t need to buy readymade nectar, just make your own. The recipe is simple:
1 part sugar (never use honey)
4 parts water
Boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Cool
Store extra in refrigerator
You don’t need to buy readymade nectar, just make your own. The recipe is simple:
1 part sugar (never use honey)
4 parts water
Boil for 1 to 2 minutes. Cool
Store extra in refrigerator
If you build a following of hummingbirds at your feeders this season, put your feeders out again next season in mid March or early April and your hummer friends will return. It is a good idea to keep your feeders up until late fall. Some migrating birds may be late getting started. I guarantee you will enjoy this summer entertainment
I have been doing this for years and have seen what I think is a family of birds, mom and child come through.
Edwin Gerace
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