Feeders are okay, but the real joy comes from watching hummingbirds feed at flowers. In my experience they’re big fans of fuchsias, and I’ve also seen them at fireweed.
Edit: dropped an h, misplaced an s
There’s an h somewhere in fuhshchias, but don’t ask me where. Autocorrect says fuchsia, but that could be a hallucination.
I spent 120$ last year on fushias that were ignored
I caved and got a feeder when it got near freezing and one of them was making a fuss in the tree in my back yard, and it needs refilling every 2 days now, so I guess no accounting for taste…
Hummingbirds ignored my feeder this year. Ants ended up finding a path to it, so I took it down. :-/
We found that ant moats like these are great for keeping the ants off our Hummingbird feeders. You can find how-to’s online for DIY versions too.
I set one up with my feeder and I saw a hummingbird on it yesterday. Thanks for the advice!
I only have 2 because they live in the nearby tree and attack any other hummingbirds that try to come for a drink.
Uh?
ELI5 please?
my guess is just that they know a lot about birds so they know why the hummingbirds aren’t interested. Here’s their website https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/feeding-hummingbirds/
Another great way to feed these little gems…
I hope I find someone who talks to me the way this organization talks about hummingbirds 🥺
Okay okay I’m sorry, please show your dad the pictures I need to know.
