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Index of Subjects Our males are still visiting the feeder, south of Yarmouth. Expect to see the ma's and the kids later in the month. -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Hebda, Andrew J Sent: July 2, 2016 1:01 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Feeding hummingbirds Eleanor Are there still significant numbers of males around? I have noted, in other years, their relative decrease about this time of year... although that wouldn't account for reduced activity at your feeder Andrew From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Larry Bogan [larry@bogan.ca] Sent: July-02-16 12:34 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Feeding hummingbirds Eleanor, Every year, we note that there is lull period in the feeding by hummingbirds during the summer. I am not sure what is happening but maybe has to do with the nesting and breeding. Later in the summer when the young are out of the nest, the comsumption of sugar increases dramatically. Larry ////// === /////// Larry Bogan Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia <larry@bogan.ca> On Sat, 2 Jul 2016 09:00:45 -0300 Eleanor Lindsay <kelindsay135@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been feeding hummingbirds for years, but this year, without > making any changes to my long-time routine, I have run into a problem > I have never encountered before; the hummers are coming to my feeders > at least once daily, but taking only one sip of nectar then flying > away. I am using the standard 1 part sugar to 4 parts water, I have > triple cleaned the feeders in hot soapy water and thoroughly > rinsed/dried them ;I've tried different feeders, and gone through a > lot of re-made nectar > - all to no avail. I mentioned this to a couple of neighbours who both > said I should not be using any soap to clean the feeders - just rinse > them thoroughly - so I have just done this and wait to see what happens.... > But I would like to know what others think/do and also to understand > why, if the soap is the problem, why it's only happening now; and > ,also if some new ingredient is proving unacceptable to the hummers, > what subtle effect may/could it possibly have on us......? > > Comments/thoughts on this will be welcome!! > > Eleanor Lindsay > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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