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Hummingbird Envy

By Rose Stricker ( Contact )   May 5, 2008

My hummingbird feeder was visited TWICE on Saturday! I don't know if it was two different birds or one bird that came by twice. Either way, it was very exciting!

But…

My neighbor lady’s hummingbird feeder had no less than seven visits during the same time period. (But who’s counting?)

It could be the birds preferred her yellow and red feeder over my solid red one. Perhaps they felt more comfortable with her feeder hanging from a tree than with my feeder hung next to the window. Maybe they liked her homemade sugar water recipe better than my store bought nectar.

More likely though, they visited her more often because she didn’t jump up and squeal like a… well, like a girl every time one of them flew up.

Honestly. I startled one hummingbird so badly it sprayed nectar out its nose.

(Okay, maybe I made that part up.)

reader COMMENTS (2)
rstricker
May 6, 2008 at 3:47 p.m.
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oldtimer: Try this link. Scroll or click down to the ANTS section. Good luck!

http://www.hummingbirds.net/feeders.html...

oldtimer
May 6, 2008 at 7:08 a.m.
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How do you keep the ants out of your feeder? I have a red one also, it has a little cup supposedly to keep ants out, I have used vasoline on the pole etc

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