Battle of the Hummingbirds

August 18, 2007

We have hummingbirds in our backyard!

Dave and I had put a hummingbird feeder in our backyard several weeks ago. We knew we had hummingbirds in the area. Once I had the balcony door to the bedroom open, and 2 hummingbirds flew in! They quickly flew out, but that was an exciting moment.

Anyways, today, we realized that the hummingbirds had discovered our feeder!

AND we managed to capture some pictures!

We counted about 5 different hummingbirds coming to feed. They are extremely territorial, so they would fly and chase each other through the air. Dive bombing to prevent other birds from feeding. Very entertaining... We should probably put a few feeders out in other spots to help with the territorial-ness.

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September 3 Addendum:

We recently ran out of nectar and realized our local Walmart stopped selling it. I discovered a recipe for nectar online, and wanted to share with all:

.....4 parts boiled water

.....1 part granulated sugar

.....Mix until sugar is dissolved.

.....Let cool to RT.

.....Store at 4 degree C (fridge).

.....Good for 2 weeks.

.....Pour nectar into a hummingbird feeder that is red.

........(Red attracts the birds)