Hummingbirds

[petunia]

They are so much fun to watch. I have a list of tips on my website on how to attract them as well as butterflies and other beautiful song birds. Hope you visit!
http://www.beautifulblooms.org

[riskey58]

Thank you I will check the site out. I need all the help I can get. Because so far I have had no luck.

[mom2manyboyz]

I have a feeder, but it has remained empty for many years. It was a gift. What do you put in the feeder?

[lovemyabba]

You can buy mix for hummingbird food at just about any store, or just mix up some sugar water and put it in your feeder. I think the mix is basically sugar with red food coloring, anyway. They just want something sweet.

[Kitten]

Just make it yourself! It doesn't even need to be red....they'll be attracted anyway, so no worries about that. Look up a recipe for the exact proportions of sugar and water.

[riskey58]

I will check around for a recipe. Maybe that will help attract them. I have not had much luck attracting them.

[atula]

Here even without feeders we get lot of humming birds and they are just so beautiful....also there are those small sun birds...I love watching how they suck nectr from the flowers using there tiny beeks...have photgraphed several ....will see if i can attach for you people to see.....

[amanda143]

We have more than 10 varieties here in Texas but the ones I see most often at my feeders are ruby throated and black chinned. I make my own juice which is usually a ration of 4:1. 4 cups water to 1 cup sugar. Boil it up, let it cool completely and them pour in your feeders. Make sure to change it every few days and wash out the feeders well otherwise mold will grow and harm the birds. The bird in this picture is a female. They aren't as pretty as the males but they are beautiful none the less.

[garden-gal]

Watching hummingbirds is so much fun. I like to keep feeders by my windows so I can watch them all day long.

You should never use honey or food coloring in your hummingbird feeders because it is not good for the hummingbirds. You can make your own hummingbird food by mixing 4 parts water to 1 part sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil then cool completely. You can store your extra food in the refrigerator but bring to room temperature before feeding it to the hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds also love fruit flies and other small flying insects. I will take old fruit and place it outside. When the fruit flies arrive to get at the ripe fruit the hummingbirds also come in and feed on the fruit flies.

[cynthia37]

I recently visited a bird store and asked them why i have HB feeders out and do not seem to attract any.He said the red dye food the sell in stores is bad for the HB's. He gave my a recipe for sugar water 1 part sugar to 4 parts water, now i have 5 to 6 hummingbirds and they are beautiful.