Hummingbirds

Thanks to Laura Moyer in Pennsylvania for sending this great information!

Birth of a Hummingbird
This - Click Here - is truly amazing. Be sure to click on next

page at the bottom of each page of pictures; there are 5 pages

in all. A lady found a hummingbird nest and got pictures all

the way from the egg to leaving the nest. It took 24 days from

birth to flight. Because you’ll probably never in your lifetime

see this again, enjoy; and please share. Click Here

Here are a couple of humming bird feeders that you can make:

One from a pretty hanging bottle   Click Here

and one that’s not as pretty, but seems more practical-from a

soda bottle   Click Here

A recipe for Hummingbird Nectar:

Mix 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. Boil the water first, then

measure and add sugar, at the rate of 1/4 cup of sugar to 1

cup of water.  Let cool and store excess in refrigerator until

ready to use.  Do not add food coloring, honey (which

ferments), or artificial sweetener, which has no nutritional

value. You will need to clean your feeder every few days, with

hot water and a mild (10%) bleach solution to inhibit mold.

Rinse thoroughly before refilling with water syrup

(You can also use this same recipe to make Oriole nectar

simply by substituting 1 part water / 6 parts sugar).

More Beautiful Birds ~ Anytime you have a yearning to

look at some awe inspiring photography and learn about the

birds that you see, pay a visit to 10,000 birds. It’s amazing!