[NatureNS] hummingbird feeder attractors

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:40:24 -0300
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Hi,
I would appreciate any suggestions to get hummingbird(s) to actually 
feed at my feeder.  It is hanging on my eaves part of the house roof, 3 
to 1 solution of well water and common sugar, boiled and cooled, in a 
red-bottomed with yellow 'eyes' pretend flowers around the bottom with 
little bird perches in front of the feeder holes.  I have seen the odd 
female stop briefly since April.

I am wondering IF the fact that I have a 3-foot by 15-inch tray mounted 
up the outside of the house porch at the window level where I can (a) 
continually clean and add feed and (b) see the birds feeding any time I 
walk by the kitchen entry, might be too close to the hummingbird 
feeder?  They are about 10-12 feet from each other and I do get lots of 
activity of differing size birds coming and going at the feeder during 
daylight hours.

Patricia Dix
Greenwich NS

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