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Feeding Hummingbirds

By Debra | May 27, 2008

hummingbird feedingThe hummingbirds have been visiting our backyard for a few weeks now, but we still have not put out their feeders yet. So today, we dug out the feeders and washed them up to get them ready.  We’ll hang them tomorrow.  Normally, we pick about three different locations to hang the feeders so that we don’t have too many territorial issues.

Making your own “nectar” for your hummingbird feeder is easy enough. I found this helpful article today at Audubon’s website: “Hummingbirds/Nectar Feeders“.  Basically you combine 4 parts of hot water to 1 part sugar and bring it to a boil for a couple of minutes.  That’s it. No honey, no food coloring, just water and white sugar.  Be sure to check out their site for other helpful information about how to care for your feeder and how to create a healthy hummingbird habitat.

Click for free sample from North American Birds Notebooking PagesWe absolutely love observing the birds that visit our backyard and adding them to our North American Birds Nature Notebook.  Click the image to the left for a free downloadable sample from this set.  We have found the WhatBird.com website to be full of wonderful information for most North American birds.  Here’s the link for their Ruby-throated hummingbird field guide pages.  Help your children record the facts they find interesting onto their hummingbird pages.  Sometimes instead of coloring one of the bird pages (like in the picture to the left) our children will draw and color/paint their own picture of the bird and fill in one of the “fact” pages from our set and place them side-by-side in their notebook.

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Topics: Nature Study | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “Feeding Hummingbirds”

  1. Barb-Harmony Art Mom Says:
    June 3rd, 2008 at 3:52 pm

    We have a pair of the ruby-throated hummingbirds in our yard right now. They have become very bold and one even watched me through the window yesterday as I worked at my desk.

    I love your notebooking pages.
    Barb-Harmony Art Mom

  2. MomToCherubs Says:
    July 2nd, 2008 at 5:35 am

    Thank you for this informative post. We were going out to buy new Hummingbird Feeder mix today, but instead will try the 4:1 water and sugar mix … a peny saved, you know ?!?!

    God Bless.
    MomToCherubs
    http://www.becksbounty.blogspot.com

  3. Rebecca Says:
    February 16th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    We have enjoyed putting our hummingbird feeders in TN and hope to have them visit us in OH too. We like birdwatching!

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