After last year's unsuccessful attempt to attract hummingbirds, we decided to change tactics.
First, we got a new feeder which we hang away from the first one. Lo and behold, the following day, we had hummingbirds.
Next, we moved our original hummingbird feeder, a pretty glass one, next to the new feeder. And indeed, after a day, a hummingbird was seen feeding from it. But the next day, we saw the hummingbird spitting out the sugar solution and never came back to use the glass feeder. For some reason, the solution must have gotten rancid which supposedly can happen more quickly with glass feeders which get hotter under the sun than a plastic one.
So, we just moved the plastic feeder to the original spot where we can easily view the hummingbirds whenever they come. And what a joy they have been since then.
2 Comments:
Hi Evie and Harvey,
That is so cool. I didn't know hummingbirds were in the Eastern US.
Hummingbirds are marvelous - I could watch them for hours (seriously). Nature's helicopter.
Hi Mike,
Sorry this response took a long time. Just read somewhere recently that the ruby throated hummingbird is the only species east of the Mississippi. It was also written that the male are more aggressive in protecting it's territory. In our case, the female is the one usually doing the chasing.
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