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Attention Texas hummingbird fans
In many parts of Texas our record number of straight days over 100 degrees and with little or no rain the serious drought all over Texas has created a big problem for hummingbirds.
This drought has reduced the number of flowers that provide nectar and nutrition for hummingbirds. There are hardly any native plants blooming and we are fast approaching the season for hundreds of thousands of migrating hummingbirds that fly through Texas going South during the Fall migration. Texas is the major migration route and at least 18 species of hummingbirds are expected to funnel through Texas. Conservationists are urging people to help the birds by putting out stocked feeders during this September-October migration. Please help by keeping your feeders up and ready during this stressful time. .
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when I was a kid I used to think hummingbirds had clear wings like dragonflies.
those wings sure do burn up alot of calories.
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THanks for the post! We have just one feeder but I keep it filled with fresh filter water / sugar water mix. We have cross vines which seem to attract them but we are having a tough time getting them to bloom regularly.
Not sure how to post a pic but here is a link to our CrossVines in full bloom http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/i...9/DSCN2208.jpg |
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Wow, nice colorful vines ! I've tried them before but they fall prey to the dozens of deer we have around the property. In fact this year because of the lack of food due to the drought almost all of the native type plants that are susposed to be deer resistant have been eaten on. I now have four hummingbird feeders going. In past years during the height of the Fall migration I'll have more hung out and on a few occasions I've had to fill them as much as three times in a day with litterly hundrends of hummingbirds present for a few weeks. Hummingbird have been known to return to the same feeders year after year as they migrate.
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It's also dyed red, which attracts more hummingbirds than sugar water.
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http://www.hummingbirds.net/feeders.html Excerpt: The sugar water we use to fill hummingbird feeders is only a supplement to the birds' natural diet. It's not necessary to buy a commercial "nectar" mix that includes additional vitamins, protein, or other substances, because the birds get all they need from the flower nectar and insects they consume. All they want from us is the quick energy they get from ordinary white cane sugar. It's just fuel for chasing bugs, and causes no known health problems in hummingbirds, whose metabolism is significantly different from humans'. ... Here's the recipe for artificial nectar (syrup): * Use one part ordinary white cane sugar to four parts water. * It's not necessary to boil the water. The microorganisms that cause fermentation don't come from the water; they are transported to the feeder on hummingbird bills. * Store unused syrup in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. This mixture approximates the average sucrose content (about 21%) of the flowers favored by North American hummingbirds, without being so sweet it attracts too many insects.
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Just filled mine up. Thanks
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Heard thier good eat'n...
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but takes ALOT of them to make a meal. LOL
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I just remarked to my wife yesterday that I've never seen the hummingbirds empty the feeders so fast. Must be that they're loading up to skip over Texas.
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