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	Name:	Lifer -
	Subject:	Attracting Hummingbirds
	Date:	9/12/2012 12:26:17 PM

The best tip I can give is one I read on internet this year. Be sure to place the feeders in a covered/protected space. I have had moderate luck in the past by putting then on Shepard's hooks or on porch rails etc. This year I read a little about them and hung the feeder on a low hanging branch of a River Birch tree near the back porch. They have been wearing it out since 10 minutes after it was hung. I have what I think must be two pair because at times there will be two feeding at once, but most of the time they are running each other away. They hang out the Birch tree and dive bomb when another comes to feed. It hasn't hurt any of them as we have watched them really fatten up getting ready to migrate.

Also make sure to change the water every 3-5 days depending on temp and sunlight because as you know the sugar water will start to ferment. And the 3 to 1 ratio of sugar water works as well as any store bought mix. The key also is to make sure your feeder has red on it. Red is their favorite color. In fact we saw them attracted to my can crusher before we bought the feeder. It is red and they would buzz it all day. They also buzzed the flag. I can go out in red t-shirt and stand real still near the feeder now and they will buzz me.

Good luck. Hope this helps.

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