Thought it would be good to have a thread of the birds you are seeing at your feeder or birdwatching, as this is spring peak migration.
I put mine just off the back deck & it works well. Haven't gotten them out yet, but it's getting to be about time. 4 parts water to 1 part sugar.I'm not a big bird person, but my family got some humming bird feeders for Christmas and I was wondering if now is the time to hang them. We live in an open area on the edge of town with a grass field behind us. Not really much in the way of flowers around us. Will the little guys find it if I hang them on the porch, or is it better to hang away from the house?
I put mine just off the back deck & it works well. Haven't gotten them out yet, but it's getting to be about time. 4 parts water to 1 part sugar.
Now is a good time (read they’re in Des Moines but I haven’t seen one yet) and I’m not sure the actual location matters as much as keeping solution fresh and ant-free.I'm not a big bird person, but my family got some humming bird feeders for Christmas and I was wondering if now is the time to hang them. We live in an open area on the edge of town with a grass field behind us. Not really much in the way of flowers around us. Will the little guys find it if I hang them on the porch, or is it better to hang away from the house?
Mine is in full sun, near a birdbath and a different feeder on the same pole. Shade would mean too far away to see from the house.Hung mine out today. More shade than sun is better. Mine is near flowers but 25 yards away from the nesrest bush or tree.
I have seen hummers come close to the house.I'm not a big bird person, but my family got some humming bird feeders for Christmas and I was wondering if now is the time to hang them. We live in an open area on the edge of town with a grass field behind us. Not really much in the way of flowers around us. Will the little guys find it if I hang them on the porch, or is it better to hang away from the house?
Bolded part until fall migration, then 3:1 ratio for more energy.I put mine just off the back deck & it works well. Haven't gotten them out yet, but it's getting to be about time. 4 parts water to 1 part sugar.
Interesting - hadn't heard that before but makes senseBolded part until fall migration, then 3:1 ratio for more energy.
Saw our first hummingbird this this weekend but the feeders were not out. My wife made up a batch of food and have the feeders up now. What was interesting was it came to the exact spot that we put the feeders each year....i.e...15' off the ground. This bird was familiar with this location.