Hummingbirds of Colorado Springs

We have a beautiful Rock Garden in the backyard and we love to sit out there and watch the birds and the Spring flowers now beginning to bloom.

dsc_9077A little early this year, it seems like the little guys are ready to being their summer stay with us. We have two feeders on our little deck above the garage and just outside our office window. It’s not easy to get good pictures of them from this vantage point but Doug came up with the idea to add a third feeder out in the backyard in the rock garden so the camera and tripod are eye level with the feeder. The little guys cooperated in just a matter of an hour! By the next day word had gotten out and the whole gang was buzzing and nose diving between the three feeders on two sides of the house.

Reminder! The RECIPE! See my previous blog on hummingbirds for the recipe for a winning, hummingbird attracting syrup!

dsc_9032Coming up soon! There’s a beautiful red throated hummingbird that has been elusive to the camera in the last couple of days. Doug will persevere – all we need is for the little guy to slow down for a second!!!

Print This Post Print This Post

Hummingbird Nectar Formula – Irresistible

dsc_9064We have the secret formula.  People from the whole neighborhood will stop by and ask how we do it?????  Thirty+ birds and 2 little ole feeders.  At first we thought we’d keep the nectar formula all to ourselves, then it just didn’t seem right…so we shared.  And, now we’ll share with you!

Fill a 4-5 quart pot wil about 3 quarts of water and add 5 cups of sugar.  Bring to a boil, shut the burner off and let the pan sit until cooled. ( Please no food coloring. It not good for those little guys.)

 

Fill the bird feeder/s.

Sit back and watch those little guys  ”get juiced”. The birds just can’t resist.

Tip:  If you have leftovers in the pot, you can put the extra “formula” in old mason jars and stick in in the refrigerator until one of the feeders runs out!

Print This Post Print This Post

Untitled 1
Disclosure | Privacy | Contact Us