Great article by the National Audubon Society about hummingbirds and caring for your hummingbird feeders:
"Hummingbirds depend on the sugar-rich nectar for up to 90 percent of their diet; the rest is made up of insects and pollen that provide essential protein."
Check out this video. Talk about busy hummingbird feeders!
Surprising number of birds at my feeders
Check out this post-there are some terrific photos of hummingbirds.
An especially tiny juvenile male Ruby-throated Hummingbird hovered beside me and then landed a foot away, on the lip of a 5 gallon bucket in the ATV basket.
This article reminds us that we need to keep the hummingbird feeders up for awhile, as the hummingbirds begin their fall migration.
The most common question I get in late summer is, "When should I take my hummingbird feeders down?"Get Into Nature: Keep nectar feeders filled
Here are a few videos of hummingbird feeders:
and a surprise visitor
Yellow finch trying to feed from hummingbird feeder Lake Elsinore, CA
