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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    Bird_Bill, I make stronger nectar in the winter so that I don't have to bring the feeders in unless the temps go below the upper 20s (F). I'm amazed at how the hummers are waiting for me on cold winter mornings, if I'm late taking the feeders out. (We make jokes about there being two seasons...
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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    Yes, they can be out pretty early. I am bringing my feeders in every night and putting them back out every morning. I have to do this because the Mexican nectar-sipping bats migrate up here every year from August thru to early November, and they can drain my feeders overnight. I take down the...
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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    Well, if Sheri is guilty of "propaganda" then so am I. I think most of us tend to err on the side of safety. If we can keep people from purchasing/using the red dye nectar, then what does it matter if my argument is not backed up by a modern scientific study, at least I've saved the would-be...
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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    I'm going to commit that to memory to be used when the next opportunity arises. Thank you. :t:
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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    You got that right! Three of my four feeders are hung under trees so they are out of the sun most of the day. They each have a cover so the one that's out in the sun is protected a bit from mid-morning till late afternoon. The covers keep the other (big) birds that perch above from crapping...
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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    Thanks for posting the study. I do my part by trying to educate those people (I know) who feed the hummingbirds. I usually use the argument that the red dye is useless and a waste of money but I have bent the truth a bit by saying that it is harmful to the birds. I also direct them to this...
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    Home made Hummingbird nectar, a seasonal reminder

    I have this "theory" (not in the Scientific Method sense, of course) that I could paint all my feeders black and the hummingbirds that frequent them would still frequent them. Now, black feeders may not attract passing, migrating, or stray hummers, but I'm sure that would be OK with my resident...
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