Hummingbirds... how do you draw em to your feeder?

[kinghong1970]

lol!

yesterday, i was pulling up to my driveway and out of the corner of my eye... a quick lil thing... buzz...

today, while waiting for the cable guy...

I's GOT HUMMERS!!!

thanks all!

[Nature Nut]

If you build it....they will come......

[Jerry Green]

This works well here in Alabama

[kinghong1970]

hahaha...

need to add some right coloring and it'll really look like a hummer drinking some Jack Daniels!

[ardeekay]

Yeah, just try checking his ID?!?

[johndouglas007]

Some people are luckier than others as far as how many visit their feeder at one time...like John from PA I only get one Hummingbird at a time...I did have two at the feeder 2 years ago but it was a female and her offspring.
Since you live on the east coast, where the ruby throated hummer is the "norm" you will likely only see one bird at the feeder, maybe two on rare occasions. The ruby throated is very territorial.
If you just place meat out your only likely to get carrion feeders like raccoons and maybe a turkey vulture.
Let it cool to room temperature then serve. I replace the mixture every 4-5 days or when it starts to look cloudy. I clean the feeder each time I replace the mixture by putting a teaspoon of bleach and hot water in the glass jar and letting it sit. I rinse it well then add fresh mixture to it.

[Jerry Green]

The southern migration should be starting. Put feeders out in an open area that the birds that are flying over can see. If you do get several birds put out several feeders. The cluster of feeders will hold them a little longer and allow more to feed. Once the birds start showing up put a feeder in a good spot for photography. I tape a horizontal posing twig on the shepard's hook that I hang the feeder on. Often the bird claiming the feeder will pose on it which is another photo opportunity. I just read that radiant orange survey tape reflects UV light which will also attract them. I plan to get some and tie it in a bow near the feeders. I also have lots of flowers that attaract hummingbirds that I grow in the area of the feeders. Get a potted plant from your garden center and put it on a stand near the feeder. This will attract them too and give you another photo opportunity.