Spring is springing
Introducing our newest sunchasers . tiny beautiful rhinestone hummingbirds and inside of brass geometric cages with a symphony of H and D prisms.
This year we also added a hummingbird swing and a few tiny bird houses
made of metal you can use to store supplies to help the birds build nests or you can house the hummys friends the sparrows or the cardinals . I've ⁹⁹ ever seen squirrels play on the hummingbird swings over the years . |
| Hummingbird swing |
When we are planning our p) gardens and outdoor plants , I try to remember what's native will be best.
Fill your yard with native flowering plants, vines, shrubs, and trees. To create a customized list of bird-friendly native plants for your area and get connected to local native plant resources, check out our native plants database. Even one plant in a window box or hanging basket can help.
Grow native plants like trumpet honeysuckle, bee balm, and hummingbird sage, which provide much more nectar than hybrids and exotics.
Plant native red or orange tubular flowers to attract hummingbirds, in addition to native plants rich in nectar.
Group similar plants together and choose species with different blooming periods so that there will be a steady supply of flowers nearly year round.
Leave some sticks and small branches on bushes and trees to enable ready perches for hummingbirds.
Minimize or eliminate the use of pesticides in your yard.
Encourage your neighbors to make their yards hummingbird friendly. An entire corridor of habitat is much more valuable than scattered patches.Fill the feeders with sugar water, made by combining four parts hot water to one part white sugar, boiled for one to two minutes. (Click here for full recipe.) Never use honey, artificial sweeteners, or red dye.
Hang your feeders in the shade to prevent the sugar solution from fermenting.Water
Hummingbirds like to bathe frequently—even in the pools of droplets that collect on leaves. Provide your yard with a constant source of water from a drip fountain attachment or a fine misting device. A misting device is an especially attractive water source for hummingbirds.
