The Perils of Migration
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- Tina_Coruth
- hummingbird
- jerrib
- hummingbird
- LiloD
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» Tina_Coruth - I stopped by to say hello and
Hello Judy,I stopped by to say hello and am I glad I did. First, "hello" and welcome aboard!
I love hummingbirds. I appreciate your home made fungicides. I am allergic to the industrial stuff. I never knew what the sphinx moth was called, although I see them every year. They are very fond of my Rhododendrens! I would say I just made a pretty good hall of information.I'll be back for more. Thank you!
Christina
-- posted by Tina_Coruth
» hummingbird - Thank you for visiting!
Hi Christina!Thank you very much for stopping by and for the wonderful comments! And thank you for the welcome!
I'm glad you liked the article and the homemade recipes! I too am allergic to the commercial pesticides and am working diligently to convince all my neighbors to use the natural recipes! *s* I hope to find lots of alternatives to post here!
I'm really happy you stopped by, please do come back again!
-- posted by hummingbird
» jerrib - Hummingbird
Thank you for the recipes. Living in the NW, we have lots of fungus problems. I have enjoyed my hummingbird friends this summer; they really like my butterfly bushes. We found out yellow jackets were using our hummungbird feeder and no longer feed the bees at the hummingbirds' expense.Welcome to the Suite!
-- posted by jerrib
» hummingbird - Hi Jerri!
Hi Jerri!Thank you for the nice welcome! So glad you enjoyed the recipes! I plan to post more soon!
I know what you mean about the yellow jackets.I have that problem also. Some have suggested rubbing the feeder with vegetable oil or vaseline to stop them. I have never tried it myself but have heard it works! Personally, I wasn't sure it would be safe for the hummers! I just try to rinse the feeder off more often! They eventually seem to tire of being sprayed and move on! *S* My feeders have bee guards, but that does not seem to deter them!
We have not had as many hummers this year as usual, but I guess any is better than none! *S*
Thank you again for visiting! And for the welcome, please come back again!
-- posted by hummingbird
» LiloD - Migration
I had to take my feeders down a bit early this season, because I am having my house and out- buildings painted - but maybe it's better this way, because there are still abundant flowers and little bugs everywhere, so I know they do not go hungry.Most of the Allens have left anyway, the Annas like to go to the coast for winter, where flowers are abundant and the climate is not so changeable.
One of the steady Annas is here, he will probably stay all winter. I have a little feeder (6 oz.) that he has claimed as his own and he makes sure nobody moves in on it - but sometimes some other hummer will get a little sip!
The Rufous, migrating from north of me, have come and gone early this season - are they trying to tell us something?
-- posted by LiloD
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