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July 18, 2008
If you have a balcony, it doesn’t matter if you live in a high rise apartment, you can attract hummingbirds. They will find you even in the middle of a city.
A hummingbird feeder that is easy to clean filled with sugar water is a good start for a balcony habitat. Hang it in a protected place, under the eaves and out of direct sunlight to discourage fermentation of the solution. To add to the setting, try adding a few potted plants — a large pot with a flowering tree or shrub in it, along with some smaller plants around the base. Your local nursery could help you with plants that grow well in your area and with careful thought you could have a single pot with flowers that bloom all year-round.
Hummers aren’t shy. They will feed from plants or feeders placed close to your house or windows. The one precaution you want to keep in mind is the danger of your hummingbirds flying into the glass if you have a sliding glass door onto your balcony. Until the hummers get used to the fact that there is a window there, draw the curtain behind the glass. Once they get familiar with the territory, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Like all birds, hummers need water too, but they use it mostly for bathing. They satisfy most of their drinking needs from the sugar water in your feeder, or from the nectar itself from flowers. You can provide water with bird baths having a rough surface for good footing and it should have areas that are no deeper than 1-1/2 inches. If it is deeper, just place some rocks in the bottom of it to make the water shallower.
Hope you can find the pleasure of these fascinating little flying jewels!!
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