celebrating the beauty and magic of hummingbirds
Attracting hummingbirds to your lawn, garden or patio is not too hard. Hang a red hummingbird feeder filled with sugar nectar in an open area that is easily accessible or them and safe from predators. If there are hummingbirds in your area, eventually they will find it. Getting hummingbirds to stay around and getting migrating [...]
Hummingbirds are migrating south for the winter. It’s time to prepare for cold weather and tidy things up for next spring. Take down your hummingbird feeders and wash them in mild soap and hot (not boiling) water. You do want the feeders to be very clean so that they do not attract bugs while in [...]
Some individuals enjoy bird watching but prefer to do their bird watching in their back yard. Below is some advice on attracting wild birds to your back yard. Firstly it depends upon having wild birds in the general area where your house is located and then you can attract then to your backyard. The method used [...]
1. Get the Right Kind of Feeder. Saucer type feeders with perches and ant motes are preferred. I have been using saucer type feeders almost exclusively for years. I feel the birds prefer them to the tube type and they are generally much easier to clean. Birds like to perch, rest, catch tiny bugs and [...]
Hummingbirds are one of the most beautiful and active species of birds to watch; their colour and the way they dart around are so entrancing to the keen bird watcher. There are over three hundred species of hummingbirds, native to the Americas and parts of the Carribbean. They are particularly renowned for their mid air [...]
Image via Wikipedia Hummingbirds are tiny, but rather sturdy little birds. They are wonderful little creatures and each one has its own personality, not to mention attitude. Hummingbirds are the original helicopter and are considered by many to be little clowns as they dash and dart amongst each other. They are among the smallest of [...]
Author: brian ramsey Hummingbirds are a joy for a birdwatcher to observe. They are found only in the Western Hemisphere, from as far north as Southeastern Alaska and the Maritimes of Canada and as far south as Southern Chile. There are approximately 350 species of hummingbirds with 320 species found in the tropics. Within the [...]
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