Birdfeeders

The quickest way to attract hummingbirds to your yard is with bright red hummingbird feeders, but if you want them to stay around so you can watch their behavior, plant a garden designed for them. Flowering plants will keep hummers exploring your yard for natural nectar as well as insects. As they stake out a claim to their favorite flowering plants, you will observe them driving away butterflies, bees, wasps and sometimes other birds. The best flowers for hummers have tubular shaped blossoms. Consider planting honeysuckle, salvias, impatiens, pineapple sage and other similar plants. Instead of just making a quick stop at our hummingbird feeders, they will now stay to explore the yard for other foods. You may even see them stealing insects from a spider web.