Hummingbirds come to look but don't feed
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Comments (38)Ridiculous argument... it is making it way more complicated than necessary. BTW...Sugar is NOT cocaine to a hummingbird.. it is sucrose, virtually identical to what naturally occurs IN FLOWER NECTAR. Just use plain white sugar diluted in water and quit trying to put together some kind of vitamin drink when that is possibly screwing up their sensitive metabolic systems. We give way more credence to our human intervention as 'helping' wild animals when in fact most if not all of it is unnecessary and is actually interference. I do put out a feeder in the summer to enjoy the hummers presence but I am not naive enough to think I am sustaining them when I have a yard filled with massive numbers of zinnias, bee balm, honeysuckle, milkweed, penstemon, phlox and many others. And skip the honey...hummers would never be eating it in the wild. And everything I've read says it can contain bacteria that is harmful to birds (not just hummingbirds) as well as human babies....See MoreAnyone else feeding Anna Hummingbirds in winter?
Comments (11)I'm on the other side of the country and was under the impression that there weren't any around this area for winter but saw one Thursday. It visited every flower on a large Camellia shrub, then buzzed by my head, chittering, having a great time! I don't know them well enough to know what kind it was but it was definitely some kind of hummingbird. I reported the sighting to this site and received this reply: "It may come as a shock to you, but your hummingbird could easily be one of a dozen species that we now know live in Alabama in winter. We are fortunate to have in our banding/research studies, Mr. Fred Bassett of Montgomery who does a lot of research work in your part of the state. If you do not have a hummingbird feeder at your home, please hang a feeder now. Mix your sugar water solution 4 parts water to 1 part sugar if you will. With your permission, if the hummer starts coming to your feeder, he would like to come to your yard and try to capture, band/document and identify your uncommon wintering hummer. The most important people in our study of these tiny birds are folks like you who discover them in winter and then contact us."...See MoreFeed the hummingbirds!!
Comments (8)Hanart, I liked that article. I got to thinking that I haven't seen any hummers since Rita hit. I had been seeing some before the hurricane. I wonder if they will return..They must of known and left? I know my own birds were going nuts and right before Katrina and again ,a day before Rita, my yellow nape amazon did a strange thing- he made a tent out of his newspaper from the bottom of his cage (draped it across the perch) and hid inside of it!! I had never seen him do that before or since lol. Birds are smart. ~SJN...See MoreDevoted my week to feeding hummingbirds
Comments (18)Linda, those feeders were empty by the end of Saturday. I was having to fill them at least twice a day toward the end. I am sure the hummingbirds have moved on. I think they will be at Jack's house just down the road. He has twice as many feeders as I did. His are on the edge of his covered patio in the middle of his backyard. I have the advantage of having the state property next to me, but he has a better place for them, kinda like your place. I will clean, and refill the feeders when I get down this Friday. Is the master gardeners plant sale still on for this weekend? Will they have the plumeria cuttings again, I sure hope so. I think mine may have rotted, they were sitting in water for days. Barbra...See Morepyro_dave
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