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Today’s guest article offers some excellent tips for how to attract hummingbirds using just about anything red.

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Attracting Hummingbirds – 5 Best Ways to Attract Hummingbirds with Red

All of nature is inter-related! Hummingbirds are not an exception. Due to natural selection, these tiny birds have no sense of smell but possess keen vision. The relationship of hummingbirds with red originates with the red tubular flowers which often have the highest nectar reserve. Hummingbirds have a tremendous need for nectar .They live on the edge of survival with a heart rate of about 500 beats per second that can increase to 1,200 beats per second during courtship. Heat loss is rapid due to the bird’s small size. To maintain all of that energy, a hummingbird needs to eat double its weight in food per day. Read the rest of this entry »

Hummingbirds!

Ways to attract hummingbirds to your yard…

Deer invading hummingbird gardens (courtesy of: ktkoonin at href="http://www.flickr.com/ photos/koonin/2815606778)

Today’s guest author offers some really great solutions to keeping deer out of hummingbird gardens.

Also included is a list of deer-resistant hummingbird plants… how’s that for practical?

Planning a Deer Resistant Garden
There is no such thing as a deer-proof plant, since in very bad weather deer will devour almost anything. Even throughout the year when food is plentiful, they will nibble on anything, including some of the common deer-resistant plants. There are, however, plants that are commonly believed to be deer-resistant. Deer-resistant plants are considered those that are only rarely munched on, but never devoured.

Cute as they are, it takes only one instance of finding your favorite plants munched to the ground to change your mind about having these pesky and persistent animals around your yard. Even suburban homes are susceptible to deer invasions, and suburban deer are more used to humans so even bolder than their rural cousins. Read the rest of this entry »

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Hummingbirds love syrupy petunias

Why Do Hummingbirds Chose Petunias And Not Roses?

Why in the world would a hummingbird pass up a heavenly scented rose in favor of a rather non-event petunia! 

Well, you could say the little guy is too busy staying alive to “smell the roses” along the way. But actually, it’s because hummingbirds aren’t drawn to fragrance. What attracts them are color and nectar. 

This is a key element to remember when creating landscape gardens for hummingbirds. Fortunately, there are at least 150 North American flowering plants that attract hummingbirds to your garden… without relying on fragrance. Read the rest of this entry »