TIPS TO TURN YOUR YARD INTO A HUMMINGBIRD PARADISE

HOW TO ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS TO YOUR YARD

• They need a lot of Nectar!
• By providing Flowers & Feeders you will attract Hummingbirds
• They love the color red!
• Get Red Feeders &Flowers 
• Provide a Water Source
• Plant Trees & Shrubs for Perches & Protection
• They will return every year to the right Habitat

FEEDERS ARE A GREAT WAY TO ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS!

• Hummers love Red!
• Get a Red Feeder w/ Flowers 
• Hang more Feeders to Attract more Hummers
• Separate for Territory
• Bee Resistant w/Ant Moat
• Use a Sugar Water Nectar
• Change Nectar often
• Keep Feeders Clean to keep your Hummers Safe!

HUMMINGBIRDS LIKE FLOWERS w/ HIGH NECTAR LEVEL

• Red,Pink,Purple & Orange
• Trumpet-shaped Flowers
• Blooms that hang down
• Honeysuckle
• Columbine
• Morning Glory
• Cardinal Flower
• Bee Balm
• Salvia
• Lillies
• Fox Glove

THEY HAVE FAST METABOLISMS & NEED TO EAT EVERY 15 MINUTES

• Hummers eat about 1/2 their body weight daily
• Nectar, Bugs & Sap
• Hummingbirds visit over 1000 Flowers each day
• They eat 100's of Insects daily

HUMMINGBIRDS NEED A SAFE PLACE TO REST BETWEEN MEALS

• Plant Trees & Shrubs for their Protection
• They also provide Insects which the Hummers eat
• Hummers are territorial & like a Perch with a good View!

HUMMERS LOVE FLYING THRU WATER FOR BATHING & PREENING

• Hummers need to Clean & Preen their Plumage
• Bubblers, Fountains, Sprinklers or Misters
• Red & Bright Colors
• Gentle Water Flow
• Shallow