Bird Feeders With Nectar Draw More Than Hummingbirds

On an earlier post I was putting hummingbird feeders out early for the scouts.  I also shared a recipe for nectar with no red dye.  Here is some information for low cost, easy to make, and easy to store nectar that is safer for the bird population as compared to those that contain dye.  

Directions for making safe hummingbird food:

1. Mix 1 part sugar with 4 parts water and bring to a boil to kill any bacteria or mold present.
2. Cool and fill feeder.
3. Extra sugar water may be stored in a refrigerator.



2016 1st at the Nectar


4. Red dye should not be added.

This food is not only for hummingbirds as I have discovered recently.  I was on the deck and a "fly forward" bird as opposed to what I expected to see which was a hummingbird stopped by and helped itself to some nectar.  I was describing the bird in the photo to my favorite travel companion and she said that the bird I saw was most likely a woodpecker.  Here is the photo I managed to get of the first visitor I had to the nectar feeder.  I think she is exactly right.  Still no hummingbirds yet in Western Kentucky on my deck but maybe they will get here soon.

Peace to you readers out there and prayers for my travel companion.

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