Hummingbird Feeder Briefs
Perky-Pet® Launches New Line of Antique Bottle Hummingbird Feeders
Perky-Pet® Launches New Line of Antique Bottle Hummingbird Feeders The Perky-Pet® Antique Bottle Hummingbird Feeders are now available in three new colors - cobalt blue, red and green - with brand new bottle designs. Each new Perky-Pet® Antique Bottle Hummingbird Feeder retails for under $20 and makes the perfect gift for any occasion – birthdays, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, or Father’s Day ...
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After seeing the hummingbird picture on th
After seeing the hummingbird picture on the front page of Saturday’s BCR, Lorraine Hanna of Princeton sent in her photos of hummingbirds surrounding her feeder. In the top photo, a hummingbird and an oriole share the same feeder.
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Perky-Pet® Introduces Top Fill, No Spill Hummingbird Feeders
Perky-Pet® releases three patent-pending hummingbird feeder designs with a new wide mouth opening that requires no inverting to fill - simply pour nectar and hang.Lititz, PA (PRWEB) May 01, 2012 Just in time for hummingbirds migrating north, Perky-Pet® a leader in the wild bird feeding category, unveils its latest patent-pending, hummingbird feeder design that requires no inverting to fill ...
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How To Keep Bees Away From Hummingbird Feeders—Tips From Duncraft
Each spring when hummingbird feeders go up, Duncraft begins to get calls from customers asking how to keep bees away from the sweet nectar. If bees or wasps are a problem, Duncraft offers these tips:Concord, NH (PRWEB) May 15, 2012 Each spring when hummingbird feeders go up, Duncraft begins to get calls from customers asking how to keep bees away from the sweet nectar. If bees or wasps are a ...
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Photo of the Day
A rufus hummingbird keeps vigil over his feeder from a branch in George C. Reifel Bird Sanctuary. "It is always such a pleasure to watch these tiny birds in action; they sure can do amazing things for their size," says Eric Rossicci, who captured this image.
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How to attract hummingbirds to your yard?
By Michele Miller, Times Staff Writer Thursday, May 17, 2012 The hummingbird is a wonder to see; a tiny, elusive bird just 3 inches long and weighing about half an ounce, suspended in air as it dips its long beak in to suck nectar from a colorful, tubular flower. Then, in a flash, it's gone, wings beating a mile a minute as it zooms backward or upside down, off to find refuge, perhaps, in a tiny ...
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Earth Friendly: There's a lot to learn about migratory birds
Have you ever put out a hummingbird feeder? I have.
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Nectar makes hummingbirds at home in Odessa garden
By Gail Diederich, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, May 16, 2012 The most common hummingbird in Florida is the ruby-throated variety, with the bright red “scarf-like” band around the front of the neck. My husband, Jay, recently returned from our neighbors' and announced hummingbirds were zooming around their place. "If there, then here," I remarked. We've lived at our place for 34 years, and while ...
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Hummingbird takes wing after riding out Spokane winter - Thu, 26 Apr 2012 PST
Annabelle, the Anna’s hummingbird that was caught in Spokane for the winter, and had adopted Sheryl and Jim Whites’ feeder, finally took off on April 1. When she did though, she left a very big but grateful hole in their hearts. Since I first wrote about her, she continued to come in to their feeders earlier and earlier each morning to drink and then spend the day hawking for bugs. According to ...
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Hummingbird takes wing after riding out Spokane winter - Sat, 28 Apr 2012 PST
Annabelle, the Anna’s hummingbird that was caught in Spokane for the winter, and had adopted Sheryl and Jim Whites’ feeder, finally took off on April 1. When she did though, she left a very big but grateful hole in their hearts. Since I first wrote about her, she continued to come in to their feeders earlier and earlier each morning to drink and then spend the day hawking for bugs. According to ...
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