Humming Birds

My mom gets huumingbirds they put out hummingbird feeders with nectar in them to attrac them. This is a a site that lists plants that you can plant that attract hummingbirds: http://www.hummingbirds.net/attract.html it list alot of different flowers that will attract them.

is the feeder placed where it can be seen by a passing hummer? when we first put ours out it sometimes takes a week for one of them to notice it as they fly past. ive been able to spot them doing it too lol! its so cute, i was sittng on the porch and the feeder hangs right at the edge of the eave where it sparkles a bit in the sun (that will really help, if the light shows the bright red color well) i was watching the sparrows and in zoomed a little purple headed male..she was doing a straight shot thru the yard. but i saw him make a u-turn and come rocketing back to the feeder! it was adorable..he checked all the little "flowers" out and tasted them all, then sat there eating off and on for almost 5 minutes! the next day he was back and females were starting to show up too! so after all that, lol, i guess my best advice would be to have the feeder in an open area that gets sunlight. and having other flowering platns in your yard certainly helps..when they check out the flowers they should spot the feeder too.