It wasn't long before we had hummingbirds everywhere. Over the past few years, however, it seemed as if we did not attract many birds to our feeders. I thought it was just because we had too much competition from other cabin owners.
The competition may have been a part of it, but perhaps a defective feeder was the other part. We had noticed that our feeder would get air bubbles. Once they would go away, the birds would return. We decided to change bird feeders. Oh my! What a difference!
I made a lot of hummingbird food this past trip. Nearly every day I was brewing a pot or two, far more than I ever have! And the hummers ate and ate and ate!
The one thing we noticed was that right before dark - about three hours after the sun went down - a swarm of hummers would arrive. Sometimes we had as many as twelve birds at the same time, all vying for a drink out of one of the four holes. We think they were "carbo-loading" for the night. Whatever they were doing, it was noisy, crazy, and fun to watch!
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