I've noticed a sharp increase in the number of humming birds that visit my feeder so their migration must be starting. I keep one feeder up all year but yesterday I added another one. I may add more later.
Those little buggers do like to fight over the sugar water. I would like to mention that the water does not have to be red as long as there is some red on your feeder. The red in commercially prepared nectar is from a red dye and may not be good for those little hummers. Just use one part white granulated sugar to four parts water.
I've read that if they are fighting over the nectar, make one feeder a little sweeter and the bully hummer will go for that one. They are supposed to be able to tell how sweet it is from looking at the water. Amazing.
Wikipedia reports that the hummingbirds heart rate has been clocked as high as 1260 beats per minute. Whew, that makes me short of breath thinking about it. Because of their high metobolism, they are continuously hours away from starving to death so get your feeders out there folkes.
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I love TM and will continue to keep up with it when I can, especially Craig's post because I love him.
I find that some of the people on the Trail are snobbish. They will especially snub you if you don't interact with them on a daily basis. I don't have enough spare time to spend all of it in political banter. I can't keep up with the issues well enough to do it and doing it doesn't serve me well anymore.
I'll just continue to lurk when I can. I'll add a comment when I want to reach out to the world. At least it gives me the feeling that I am reaching out to the world. Better than just mentioning it to the Magster. She keeps everything to herself.
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