http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com A Guide to Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:42:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, I haven't just revealed the secret name of Microsoft's next version of the Windows operating system (to the best of my knowledge, it won't be called Hummingbird). The title of this post refers to the windows you cover with blinds or curtains when you don't want your neighbors to ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/windows-and-hummingbird-feeding/ A recent comment by a reader in the Basics of Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds inspired this post. Monte lives in an area which enjoys a large native deer population and wants to know if there are hummingbird friendly plants deer will ignore. While beautiful creatures in their own right, many ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/deer-and-hummingbird-gardens/ As mentioned in the section on the Basics of Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds Hummingbirds have some very specific preferences and needs. While store bought nectars will likely meet your requirements, they can also contain additives that aren't ideal. My early experiments with hummingbird feeding involved using a commercial nectar. The product ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/the-right-nectar-for-hummingbird-feeding/ Glass or plastic, mundane or marvelous, there's an endless assortment of functional and artistic feeders out there to meet your hummingbird feeding needs. That, of course, begs the question, with so many options available how do I know I'm making the right choice? In our section on the Basics of Attracting ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/hummingbird-feeding-picking-your-feeder/ As wonderful as it is to attract a hummingbird to your house with a hummingbird feeder, a wonderful garden design that accomplishes the same (and meets your hummer's other needs) is even more exhilerating. Our hummingbird feeding guide would be incomplete without reviewing this topic. One thing to consider, though, ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/hummingbird-gardens-feeding-your-hummingbird-naturally/ Hummingbirds are found exclussively in the Americas with ranges spanning from Southern Alaska and Canada to the southern tip of South America. Most species are migratory with North American birds traveling to regions of Mexico and South America in the Fall and returning to their breeding grounds in the Spring. When ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/special-hummingbird-feeding-needs/ Attracting hummingbirds to your backyard is all about providing them desirable alternatives to what nature readily serves up. These high-metabolism animals rely largely on the nectar of plants but don't limit their feeding habits exclussively to flowers. Though nectar is a fabulous source of sweet, sugary energy, it fails miserably at ... http://www.hummingbirdfeedingguide.com/basics-of-attracting-and-feeding-hummingbirds/