If you are a bird watcher, you know that birds love to eat! Every day I delight in watching my hummingbird family enjoying their hourly quest for food.
The male is very brave and has been know to fly right up to me as I patiently wait for the right photo op!
Soon, the female joined him on the quest for their meals. 
Not long after, a third, then fourth hummingbird appeared, entertaining me with their cavorting and competition for the feeder. Sadly, last May, I found two dead, featherless babies who had fallen from the nest. My theory is that the second set of birds are new babies, now juveniles.
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Pretty birds! I’m looking forward to seeing ‘my hummingbirds’ when we visit Arizona this winter. They are such colorful little characters!
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I hope you get to! They ARE characters!
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Recently we had a cold spell and I didn’t see any hummingbirds so I figured they had all flown south. I brought in my feeders and a little later I was looking out the window and a female hummingbird was looking for the feeders. She looked so disappointed! It broke my heart so I hurriedly made some more nectar and hung one of them back out. She came back to enjoy it! I love watching the hummingbirds.
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I bet she was eternally grateful. 🙂
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I love watching the hummingbirds :), Mix them up my own special blend of Hoosier Hooch even :).
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May I ask , what is the best solution to make them?
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I just buy the feeder concentrate, any home store or grocery store has the mix.
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Hummers can get very insistent.
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Love your pictures. The bright red feeder really makes the pictures pop. I use to participate in the WordPress Friday Photo challenge and loved doing it. You have inspired me to get back into it. Thanks for sharing.
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Oh cool! I love the WPC! Thanks for taking a look 🙂
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Wow what a blessing to have the humming birds come to visit! Great share at the Pit Stop! Julie Syl Pit Stop Crew
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Hummingbirds will tap on our glass door when the feeder is empty to let us know.
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Wow! Now those are demanding birds!
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