Hummingbirds of My Own

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07-31-2011, 04:21 PM

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ube quilting

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I also have a family that returns every year to my feeders which are placed right outside my windows where I sew. I can watch them all day right into the dark part of evening.
These feeders also attract Downy Wood Peckers, Titmouse, Whitethroats and wrens. I am so lucky. I think they learn from each other.
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07-31-2011, 04:32 PM

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jdiane318

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I have looked at your avatar picture for a long time, where was that pic taken? I see the peacocks and hens and just wondered if you raised them. My great grandpa did and he made some decent money selling them to zoos and millenery shops.

07-31-2011, 05:02 PM

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I so enjoy watching the hummers. I started feeding them in 2007 and since then, every year, there are more and more that come to the feeders. I make a quart of sugar water every day, since the end of April, and have gone through more than 20 pounds of sugar. It is amazing that they don't collide, they fly so fast.

08-01-2011, 02:29 AM

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Congrats!! That last picture is perfect!!

08-01-2011, 02:54 AM

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Mary O

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I'm so glad one fond you. Sometimes it takes time, but I think bird watching is a wonderful hobby. I made new hummingbird food this morning. I find it disappears quickly---sometimes from hummingbirds. Squirrels, bees, and occasionally another bird (like a woodpcker!) help themselves.

Mary, how do you make your "food"? Mine will eat the bought stuff for awhile, then want no more of it even tho I refresh it every couple of days.

I found that hanging those little feeders that are made to go with a hanging basket is really good and I hang them from trees.

I buy 10lb bags of sugar believe it or not.Mix 1 cup sugar to 4cups water and boil so the sugar is competely dissolved or micro-wave.I don't have to worry about the nectar getting sour when they drink I swear 24hrs a day.Watch for ants.Now the birds are competing with the bees.Thats ok they need to eat too...In Sept I put the Orioles feeders back for when they start to migrate.Birds know their feeding stations,so always keep them filled every year and they will come.Saw a Scarlet Tanager just yesterday eating insects off the ground.Enjoy......