[NatureNS] hummingbird feeder attractors

Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:26:37 -0300
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Thank you, Lois.   :-) It is always an adventure!
Patricia Dix

Lois Codling wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> I agree with the others about the 4 to 1 sugar solution, but I do boil 
> mine.  I also don't think the proximity of other feeders deters 
> hummers - they are pretty aggressive little critters!  As someone 
> said, right now there are many flowers around for them to feed on, and 
> I see my hummers mainly in the early morning and just before dark 
> stocking up.
>
> I think the main attraction to your yard originally is to have lots of 
> flowers blooming right through the whole summer.  Lots has been 
> written about the red colour and tubular shape which they find 
> especially attractive, but they will feed at many other kinds of 
> flowers as well.
>
> Lois Codling
> L. Sackville
>
> On 24/06/2010 3:40 PM, Pat wrote:
>> 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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