The hummingbirds arrived in northern Minnesota over the weekend! I spotted my first tiny little one at the feeders on Saturday, May 16, 2015.
I didn’t get a picture of that first hummer and had company until this morning, so I was happy to see them back again.
Check out my snow-covered deck on May 19, 2015!
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It rained and snowed all day yesterday, so the little critters were cold, but they were at the bird feeders again this morning.
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Here’s one little hummingbird at the oriole feeder on the back deck.
Oh yeah, also saw my first beautiful orange-and-black oriole at the feeder this weekend. But I was unable to get a picture of it.
Since I put up all the hummingbird feeders a tad early, during the first week of May, the water had gotten moldy and spoiled from sitting in the sun for so long.
When the water turns cloudy, it’s a sign to change it, because it’s spoiled and no longer good to feed to the hummingbirds.
So I had to wash all eight feeders, make up more syrup, and refill them all.
Normally, I don’t use colored syrup, but these two feeders came with the dry mixture in the box, so I used them.
Hummingbirds are attracted to the red coloring of the feeder itself, so it’s not necessary to color the syrup, and it’s better for them if you do not.
Here’s my very simple recipe for hummingbird syrup, without using food coloring dye:
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HUMMINGBIRD FEEDER SYRUP RECIPE:
Heat 4 cups of water in a pan on the stove, bring to a boil, turn off after rolling boil.
Add 1 cup sugar to the boiling water, stir to dissolve
Remove pan from stove, let mixture sit until cold
Fill clean hummingbird feeders and hang on deck, trees, or shepherd’s hooks
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It was worth the hard work to enjoy all these hummingbirds and the other wild birds that constantly entertain me out here on the deck.
I’m so happy to see that the hummingbirds have arrived in northern Minnesota at last, despite the late timing and the snow.
What’s your recipe for hummingbird syrup? And what kind of birds visit your back deck?
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