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Help! Humming Bird Hell.......

Started Jan 13, 2015 | Photos thread
Mr Olympian
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Re: Humming Bird Hell.......

bgalb wrote:

I won't comment on the photos, but will on your feeder/nectar and apparent dearth of traffic to your feeder.

The particular feeder you are using is one that is very popular with the hummers, but you should trash that red nectar. Nearly all of the store-bought nectar doesn't have high enough sugar content to out-compete your neighbors' feeders. I make my own with 50% by volume of sugar and water. Just take a gallon milk jug and fill it half full with cane sugar, then fill with hot water and shake till it all dissolves. Then store it in the fridge when not being used. This will trump your neighbors feeders which probably have the recommended 10-20% sugar and get you more traffic. I usually have at least a half dozen or more hummers hanging around my feeders.

There is no reason for the red dye either.

During the summer our feeder is next to our tinted windows. We often sit an watch the hummingbird fights as various birds try to protect the feeder.

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