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Index of Subjects Thank you, Bob. Yes, I am careful about changing the solution about every 4-5 days and cleaning the container well. Regards, Patricia Dix Bob Haimes wrote: > Hi Pat; > > As per what Randy said in his reply we mix ours at 4 parts water to 1 > part > sugar in the summer. The 3 to 1 ratio is good to > start them going in the spring as with shorter days and colder nights > they > use more energy. > You should also be changing the food every three or four days in hotter > weather as it can start to spoil > and mold will grow inside the feeders. Its also a good practice to > clean the > feeders well by taking them apart > and scrubbing them down with hot water. We have several feeders up and > there > are times we have to fill daily, but > lately they have been lasting a little longer. Think there is an > abundance > of natural flowers that they like around > this year. Good luck with attracting them and there are times where > they can > be very territorial so it may not hurt to > move the feeder a little further away. > > Bob Haimes > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Pat" <patdix@ns.sympatico.ca> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:40 PM > To: "Nature NS posting" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] hummingbird feeder attractors > >> 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 > > > >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2960 - Release Date: 06/24/10 >> 03:35:00 >> >
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