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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 15 May

Instead of using hummingbird feeders, I just like to plant things that bloom. I was always told they preferred red and yellow, but last year they liked the purple bean plants with showy purple flowers. I do not like the liquid...

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Aren’t bees clever little things ?

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11254) • United Kingdom 8 Jul

So, the weather is glorious today and I have just spent a couple of hours sitting outside in the garden. My Mom has many many plant pots on the patio and they are so full of the most beautiful flowers….the bees think so too, as I...

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More Indepth About Hummingbirds

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 14 May 25

A hummingbird lives between 3 and 6 years. There are a variety of reasons why their lives may be cut short, such as predators, injuries, starvation, illness, and exposure to harsh weather. Even cats, snakes, hawks, and other...

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Herbs That Hummingbirds Can't Resist

celticeagle @celticeagle (189792) • Boise, Idaho 20 Apr 25

Our iridescent feathered friend, the hummingbird, cannot resist many herb bushes' vibrant colors and sweet smells. All of the herbs mentioned enjoy full sun and well-drained soil. I've compiled a list of 12 herbs that these birds...

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Bees enjoy a tipple

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Oct 24

I learnt something interesting today and thought you might it so too. Bees get drunk. Did you know that? I certainly didn’t. I’ve seen bees that certainly seem woozy but it never crossed my mind that they were drunk. When...

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ixora the favourite of butterflies

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 24 Nov 21

I have been observing the movement of butterflies here and notice they are mostly see on the Ixora flowers and we have many of them Strangely they do not go anywhere near the Alamanda We have these flowers in plenty specially...

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The Butterfly Palace: The Butterflies

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 1 Jul 20

I mentioned our stop at the Butterfly Palace yesterday and wanted to share a bit about the butterflies. They had a nice assortments in the natural environment that they have for their butterflies. The exhibit is created to look...

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The Butterfly Palace: Branson, MO

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 30 Jun 20

We have been in Branson, Mo for a couple of days now and today managed to get out and actually do something. Last night we agreed that The Butterfly Palace would be a place that we would all enjoy, both the kids and the adults....

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The red breast robin

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 19 Mar 20

The red breast robin is a frequent visitor to my garden. It keeps jumping from tree to the shrubs which can take its weight easily sucking on the nectar of the flowers and picking on the worms.I love watching it flying from one...

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A bird with a headache

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 17 Jul 19

We’re just about to have our dinner. We’ve been sitting in front of the fire, each on our computers. A few minutes ago, there was a loud bang on the window. We thought it was a bird and sure enough, when we went outside a New...

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A red wattlebird drops in on us

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 27 May 18

While we were in Goolwa we had lunch near a marina and this little bird came to check out the leftovers on the next table. It’s a red wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) and is native to southern Australia. It’s a honeyeater and...

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Daylilies, still

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 30 Jul 17

I was thinking about what to write, then looked out my front window. I thought there was a huge insect flying about my day lilies. Maybe a locust as it was a shiny iridescent green. I was oh so wrong. . . I was visited by a...

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Close encounter with a hummingbird

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 28 Dec 16

Up at 7 AM, no work today I am glad to say. I started the coffee, emptied the dishwasher, mixed new sugar water for my two hummingbird feeders and when I opened the front door to put one on the hanger there, one little guy was...

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Do you want to live for ever

Aditya sharma @spaceseed (2843) • India 21 Nov 16

I was watching a Bollywood movie. In this movie story was like fight between two kind of people suras and asuras. We can say angles and demons for nectar. I realized, I do not want to live forever. Do you want to live for...

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Some flowers have bitter nectar

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 29 Mar 16

As a kid I would roam around our garden and pull out flowers and suck out the nectar from them. Most tasted sweet but some like that from allamanda flowers tasted bitter. That is one reason perhaps bees were never seen around...

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Bad Hair Day

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381815) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Feb 16

Vince belongs to a Facebook group called Cr*p Bird Photography. People put up really bad bird photos then all the members have a lot of fun telling the photographer how bad it is. So now, as well as trying to take 'nice' photos,...

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Food and drink of the Gods.

LeighB @LeighB (698) • Thailand 18 Mar 11

If Ambrosia is the food and nectar the drink of the Gods. What is the food and drink of mankind? Could it be Rice and Water!

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Another Freebie Recieved

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 16 Jul 09

This photo shows my most recent freebioe from online sites. Glidden was giving away free quarts of Eggshell interior paint. I selected the color Apricot Nectar. Did you get this free offer as well? What was the last freebie you...

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Feeding Hummingbirds

Modestah @Modestah (11177) • United States 28 Apr 08

I have a friend who has a wonderful variety of birds that live on her property - she takes such pleasure in them. One of my favorites to watch though are her hummingbirds - she only hangs feeders that have perches so that they...

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Sundays Hectic Day

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 19 Sep 07

This past Sunday the 16th was the most hectic, stressful and busiest day I've had in many years. I woke up with dad in a bed of his own feces and vomit. I had to keep an eye on him all day for his health. He ened up in the...

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