| If you're a humming bird lover, the best way to get | | | | Here's something I only learned about recently which |
| to see more of these amazing little creatures is to | | | | I found quiet interesting. Many people were |
| plant a humming bird garden. Humming birds have | | | | concerned because they were accidentally trapping |
| almost no sense of smell and rely solely on sight. It is | | | | hummers in their garages. After an hour of |
| not surprising that their favorite flowers have little | | | | exhausting and frightening flight, they were actually |
| fragrance but instead have highly visible flowers and | | | | dying. What was happening was the government |
| produce an abundance of nectar. | | | | mandated red handle emergency pull release on |
| Humming birds (or hummers) tend to follow the same | | | | automatic garage door openers were attracting |
| route in search of food. This regular travel route is | | | | hummers. When frightened, the hummer's natural |
| called 'traplining.' Using your knowledge of this along | | | | instinct is to fly straight up. The solution is to |
| with the their natural curious nature, allows you to | | | | immediately hang your most popular and colorful |
| ensure they stick around. If you select plants that | | | | feeder at the garage door opening and hopefully the |
| bloom at successive intervals, the hummer will | | | | hummer will find its way out again. |
| naturally investigate a new blooming flower and | | | | Here is a very short list of the most popular flowers |
| source of food. | | | | to attract the these little beauties; Lupine, Bee Balm, |
| Please take these beautiful creatures into | | | | Foxglove, Cardinal Flower, Columbine, Coral Bells, |
| consideration when using pesticides. First, the small | | | | Canna, Hosta (my personal favorite), Hummingbird |
| pests you are trying to get rid of are a natural | | | | Mint, Little Cigar, Penstemon, and Yucca. |
| source of protean for humming birds. Also, the | | | | By no means is this list exhaustive and does not |
| humming bird might eat the pesticides directly which | | | | include the many varieties of trees, shrubs or vines |
| could sicken or even prove fatal for them. | | | | that are also favorites. |