On 5/14/2021 12:17 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> Tractor Supply Stores have a sale on Bird Feeding Stuffs... got 2 bird
> seed feeders and seed, 2 hummingbird nector feeders and nector. I can
> spend hours there looking.
>
I'd rather spend those hours looking at the *birds*.

It's easy enough to make "nectar" for hummingbirds. I put 1/2 cup of
sugar in a mason jar and pour 2 cups boiling water over it. Let it
cool, put a lid on it and store it in the refrigerator. I have only one
hummingbird feeder. When I clean and refill it I immediately make
another batch of nectar to store in the fridge.

During warm months I don't offer seed or suet; there are plenty of
sources of food once the weather warms up. What keeps them coming
around at all times of the year is the bird bath which is always filled
with fresh water. I love watching them splish-splash around in the bath.

It doesn't (often) get cold enough for the water to freeze in the bath
where I live now but it did in west TN. I have a small heater for the
bath I used then.

Jill