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I too use the 4 to 1 ratio. I boil it to supersaturate the sugar as I store=
some in the fridge to always have some on hand. For flowers near my feeder=
s I have Wisteria for lots of perches, bleeding hearts, honeysuckle and bee=
balm. The hummingbirds are also enjoying the small flowered iris' over the=
larger full iris.=0A=0AVolumes are down at this time but this is the calm =
before the storm as it picks up with the new borns and I will be over 8 cup=
s a day.=0A=0ARob=0AGeorgfield=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A______________________________=
__=0AFrom: Pat <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca>=0ATo: Nature NS posting <naturens@c=
hebucto.ns.ca>=0ASent: Thu, June 24, 2010 3:40:24 PM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] =
hummingbird feeder attractors=0A=0AHi,=0AI would appreciate any suggestions=
to get hummingbird(s) to actually feed at my feeder.=A0 It is hanging on m=
y eaves part of the house roof, 3 to 1 solution of well water and common su=
gar, boiled and cooled, in a red-bottomed with yellow 'eyes' pretend flower=
s around the bottom with little bird perches in front of the feeder holes.=
=A0 I have seen the odd female stop briefly since April.=0A=0AI am wonderin=
g IF the fact that I have a 3-foot by 15-inch tray mounted up the outside o=
f 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 entr=
y, might be too close to the hummingbird feeder?=A0 They are about 10-12 fe=
et from each other and I do get lots of activity of differing size birds co=
ming and going at the feeder during daylight hours.=0A=0APatricia Dix=0AGre=
enwich NS=0A=0A=0A
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ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;=
font-size:12pt"><DIV>I too use the 4 to 1 ratio. I boil it to supersaturate=
the sugar as I store some in the fridge to always have some on hand. For f=
lowers near my feeders I have Wisteria for lots of perches, bleeding hearts=
, honeysuckle and bee balm. The hummingbirds are also enjoying the small fl=
owered iris' over the larger full iris.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Vo=
lumes are down at this time but this is the calm before the storm as it pic=
ks up with the new borns and I will be over 8 cups a day.</DIV>=0A<DIV>&nbs=
p;</DIV>=0A<DIV>Rob</DIV>=0A<DIV>Georgfield<BR></DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-=
SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR>=0A<D=
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NT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>=0A<HR SIZE=3D1>=0A<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT:=
bold">From:</SPAN></B> Pat <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca><BR><B><SPAN styl=
e=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Nature NS posting <naturens@chebu=
cto.ns.ca><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thu,=
June 24, 2010 3:40:24 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:<=
/SPAN></B> [NatureNS] hummingbird feeder attractors<BR></FONT><BR>Hi,<BR>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 s=
olution of well water and common sugar, boiled and cooled, in a red-bottome=
d with yellow 'eyes' pretend flowers around the bottom with little bird per=
ches in front of the feeder holes. I have seen the odd female stop br=
iefly since April.<BR><BR>I am wondering IF the fact that I have a 3-foot b=
y 15-inch tray mounted up the outside of the house porch at the window leve=
l where I can (a) continually clean and add
feed and (b) see the birds feeding any time I walk by the kitchen entry, m=
ight be too close to the hummingbird feeder? They are about 10-12 fee=
t from each other and I do get lots of activity of differing size birds com=
ing and going at the feeder during daylight hours.<BR><BR>Patricia Dix<BR>G=
reenwich NS<BR></DIV></DIV></div><br></body></html>
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