Attracting and Caring for Hummingbirds
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Article by: Johann Erickson The oldest historical mention of hummingbirds , A Look at Flower Bulbs for Sale likely dates back to the Taino Native Americans, who were reportedly the first humans to greet Columbus when he landed in America. The Taino believe that hummingbirds , Hardwood Floors: Beautiful, But a Pain to Keep Clean are the spreaders of life on Earth, , A Look at Electrician Schools and their warriors were known as Colibir, or Hummingbird , A Look at Electrician Schools warriors, because they are a peaceful bird , Keep Your Yard Ornamental With Sago Palm Care that will defend their territory with the heart of an eagle. How long they have been in America is unknown, but they have delighted bird , How I got a Robot to Vacuum the House watchers for many years, with their quick dashes into the garden, , The Good, the Bad and the Buggy and the shine of the sun , Features of Landscape Design Software on brilliant feathers. While there actually are duller colored birds, , Re-Define What "Clean" Means for You and Your Home the ruby-throated hummingbird , EZ to Grow - The Eastern White Pine Tree is the most commonly recognized for its iridescent feathering, and dazzlig ruby-red throat. The color , Viburnums Have Been Around a Long Time though, is not all it seems. Hummingbirds get their unusual coloring from the fact that not all feathers are pigmented, or colored. In the duller colors, , Flower Bulbs: Where to Buy them from? including the Rufous Hummingbird, , Arborvitae - Plants for The Newtown Pa. Area the brown hue is actual pigment in the feather structure. In the ruby-throated variety, light , Amazing Artemisias refracting through the feather segments, breaking it up much like a prism would. Only certain levels of color , Plants We like for the Clay Soils of Horsham Pa. will be seen by the human eye, and that color , Air tools or electric power tools? 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For birds , Gardening - Lawn Maintenance Chores Part V that are hot, , Gardening information and design ideas or sleepy, that can be as low as 50-180 beats per minute, but a heart rate of an amazing 1360 beat per minute has been recorded in a Blue-Throated Hummingbird. , Native Trees and Plants For Bedford County, PA All this activity requires a humming bird , Glass Sinks - 4 Unbreakable Rules of Buying a Glass Vessel S to eat almost continually, to fuel the activity that will maintain its 105-109F body heat. , Make The Most Of Fall Gardening That means dining as many as 15 times an hour, on high-energy food. , Have you considered Fluorescent lighting for your home? In volume, they consume up to eight times their body weight a day. But reduce the nectar to a solid by eliminating the water, , How to design a Child bedroom? and it would amount to their own bodyweight. A hummingbird , Full-size Cooking for Today’s Kitchens can starve to death in as little as two hours, if still active. 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To make sure you enjoy these little feathered friends for the whole season, , Native Trees and Plants For Bedford County, PA hang some hummingbird , Concrete Cutting - Adding a Pre-Cast Concrete Stairway Bulkh feeders around your patio , A Look at Electrician Schools or gardens. , Home security systems you can watch from work But make sure there is a bit of distance between them, to avoid the squabbles, which can be quite a sight! Because hummers are attracted to red flowers, , Mole Traps: Can you use them? you'll find many of the hummingbird , Flower Bulbs: Where to Buy them from? feeders available, are also colored red. This isn't an absolute necessity, but it can be a bright spot in your garden. , How to Prune Pear Trees And the feeders come in all kinds of charming shapes from a hanging bunch of grapes, to a giant strawberry. Commercial powdered "food" formula is available, but you can easily make your own by combining one part sugar to four parts water, , Attracting and Caring for Hummingbirds and boiling it for two minutes, then cooling and storing in the fridge. Never use honey, which can ferment, or red dye, which can be harmful to the birds. , Features of Landscape Design Software Only fill your hummingbird feeders to the one-third or halfway mark, as it would take many birds , Gardening Tips: Avoiding Summertime Fungus to empty the contents, and the feeders will need cleaning every few days to prevent the occurrence of mold. Wash in mild dish detergent, with no more than 10% bleach, and rinse several times. If you have mold inside , A Look at Electrician Schools the feeder, and can't reach it with a bottle brush, put some sand , A Perfect ‘Pet’ Project for Every Home in with the water, , Gardening - Lawn Maintenance Chores Part V and swish that back and forth, until the mold is rubbed off. 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