After all these years, we finally have some hummingbirds! I’ve been noticing a couple around the rose of sharon hedge, so I pulled out the old hummingbird feeder and dang if they aren’t using it. Territorial little buggers, they spend more time chasing each other away from the feeder then eating.
So I pulled out the second one that I put away because it drew wasps and bees something terrible. I read on the ‘net that bees and wasps are attracted to hummingbird feeders that have yellow on them, and the article advised painting the yellow part red. So my yellow petals have now been painted red with Ruby Diamond nail polish. Not sure the stink will be gone tomorrow, I may have to wait til Saturday to see if the ~new and improved~ feeder draws hummingbirds without drawing insects.
LSA
I’ve pretty much given up on hummingbirds but I hear them chirping in the neighbors’ yards.