Thursday, September 3, 2009

Attract the Hummingbirds to your garden? Here's how....

Hummingbirds are jewel like little birds that brighten up any outdoor area and a great way to attract them is to put hummingbird feeders in your garden.

Unlike other bird feeders, hummzinger hummingbird feeders dispense a liquid diet instead of seeds. You can either purchase or build a hummingbird feeder by yourself; what's important is keeping the hummingbirds safe, happy, and well-fed.

Understanding the Diet of Hummingbirds
Before choosing a hummingbird feeder, you need to understand first what it is that hummingbirds love to eat. Although the mixture that hummingbird feeders dispense is a simple combination of water and sugar, this is not the only source of nourishment for hummingbirds. In fact, this is more like a substitute food for hummingbirds only. What they're really interested in eating are spiders and insects.

Avoid including commercially produced and sweetened mixtures in your hummingbirds' diet because they may cause serious medical complications for your little friends. Although many people are in the practice of dying mixtures red to “increase” its attractiveness to hummingbirds, this method is not only unnecessary but potentially dangerous as well.

Feed Yourself with a Little History
The first hummingbird feeder that was sold in the market was invented by Boston's Laurence J. Webster. He was primarily motivated to invent such a tool for his spouse, but a feature on a famous magazine gave way to the demand for the public release of Webster's hummingbird feeder in 1950.

How to Choose the Right Hummingbird Feeder
Various designs of feeders for hummingbirds are sold both in online and land-based bird specialty shops and general merchandise stores.

Material - Hummingbird feeders can be made in glass, ceramic, or plastic. Aesthetics play a huge role in decision making though you should also consider the durability of the material as well. Excessive shaking, force, or pressure can cause glass or ceramic hummingbird feeders to fall while plastic hummingbird feeders are essentially immune to such factors.

Bowl or Bottle Shape - Hummingbird feeder bowls are easier to maintain and may have an easier time in attracting hummingbirds because the source of food is visible unlike bottle shaped hummingbird feeders. On the other hand, bottle shaped hummingbird feeders can keep food or nourishment fresh and uncontaminated for a longer time than hummingbird feeder bowls.

There are many choices when it comes to hummingbird feeders and ways to attract birds to your area, but make the right choices when choosing these feeders.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Hummzinger Hummingbird Feeder is not joke!


Hummzinger hummingbird feeder is an excellent feeder to consider when thinking about attracting hummingbirds to your garden. Hummingbird feeders were beginning to be developed about 1928 but a National Geographic article in 1947 used a newly developed strobe flash to show hummingbirds in flight at a feeder and interest was heightened outside the scientific community. In 1950 the Audubon Novelty Company offered an affordable feeder and hummingbird feeding has never looked back. There have been so many changes to the way hummingbird feeders have been created, but not one is better than the Hummzinger Hummingbird Feeder.


Today, feeders are offered in an infinite array of sizes and styles which are available nearly everywhere. What sizes and styles are best is a continuing argument among experts. While there are a few that have more desirable features, most properly placed and maintained feeders will provide food for the hummer and enjoyment for the feeder owner. Pros and cons of various readily-available feeders are discussed here.

There are nearly as many styles and types of hummingbird feeders as there are people who feed the feisty little birds. Hummers will regularly come to any feeder which is well cared for and well placed in an area where they have room to maneuver once they have located it. Other than these basic factors, one can start a vigorous argument about the merits and dangers of a particular style of feeder and which is best.

Almost all styles have advantages and disadvantages and there certainly enough styles to fit most any situation. Feeders come in plastic and glass; they come in platform, tube, and vacuum styles; and they hang, stick to the window, or stand in a hanging basket or window box. What follows are some general observations by myself and others about the various types.

When it comes to hummingbird feeders, there are none like the Hummzinger Hummingbird feeder. Make sure you get your hands on one and add it to that garden, the beauty it attracts will be worth every penny.