Most everyone likes to look at and attract colorful hummingbirds. They are really neat and fascinating creatures that like to frequent the yard every now and again. Whether it's their colorful bodies, ability to pollinate or their vicious wing speeds of 55 times per second feeding and 200 times per second when maneuvering, everyone has something they like about these little nectarivorous creatures. These little guys provide all kinds of vital pollination activity to thousands of different plant species which is vital to the proliferation of plant life. People from the Midwest enjoy these critters, some 300 different species weighing less than 20 grams, from mid-spring to late fall. If you are interested in attracting hummingbirds, there are some key approaches that must be considered if we want to be successful in our desire.
Have Several Sources of Nutrition. Hummingbirds are attracted to items of bright colors. It is good to have various plant life in your yard that fits that description. For instance, crabapple trees have some really neat colors of flowers that bud on them. Another suggestion might be tulips or JayDay Lilies that yield a bright colored blossom and, of course, shrubs attract hummingbirds also. Hummingbirds mostly thrive and feed mostly on plant nectar, but they eat insects too.
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Have Several Colorful Items in your Yard. I recall sitting on my back porch, reading, one morning when I lived in St. Louis, Missouri. I was drinking coffee from a very colorful coffee cup with my wife's name on it. I kid you not, a local hummingbird whisked himself about a foot from where I was reading, checking out my colorful coffee mug. That was very cool. When he realized there was no nectar, he kindly went his way.
The point is that these hummingbirds are attracted to and interested in colorful plant life and items in your backyard. This let's us know that maybe tying a big red or lavender bows around your trees, or bright colored yard ornaments are a good primer for getting the hummingbirds attracted to your yard and eventually to the bird feeders.
A Good, Colorful Water Recipe This is really something to consider when building a humming bird garden. Migrating hummingbirds, as well as local hummingbirds, will find refreshment in your yard with a well loaded hummingbird sugar water feeder. Remember, hummingbirds really dig nectar so the mission is to simulate nectar in your hummingbird feeder. When mixing a homemade hummingbird formula, you want to mix one part sugar to four parts water in your feeder. To avoid spoilage and to kill any bacteria, go ahead a boil the mixture for about 1-2 minutes. Then for kicks, after the formula cools down, you can add a few drops of hummingbird food coloring or regular food coloring from the local market to help get their attention also.
Hummingbirds are neat, fun and educational for you and the whole family. The very fact that you are reading this article would let one know that you have a desire to attract humming birds to yer neck of the woods. Whether for enjoyment, natural pollination or natural insect control, you can't go wrong in every facet of desire, giving habitation to these fascinating birds.
Attracting Hummingbirds to Your Neck of the Woods!
Gary Freeman. I am a wildlife enthusiast living in Wyoming. I want to get the word out about wildlife preservation and natural insect control.
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