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Rufus #2411 May 13th, 2004 at 03:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill OP The Garden Helper
OP Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	Rufous Hummingbird Selasphorus rufus This is a Cedar Hill bird!

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Re: Rufus #2412 May 13th, 2004 at 04:50 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	They are great Bill!!! I need to buy a hummingbird feeder......I feed all the other birds but the hummingbirds so I guess I better break down and buy one......

Re: Rufus #2413 May 15th, 2004 at 02:36 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Ohio Chrissy Member
Chrissy Member Joined: Apr 2004 Ohio	How sweet, what beautiful pictures. I wish I could get close enough to snap photos of the hummingbirds in my yard.

Re: Rufus #2414 May 17th, 2004 at 01:55 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 California catlover The Cheetah!
catlover The Cheetah! Joined: Mar 2003 California	Oh watch out now....the little one likes posing for pictures!!! I have those Argentina ants and they are very aggressive little things.

Re: Rufus #2415 May 17th, 2004 at 02:14 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill OP The Garden Helper
OP Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	I have tiny little sugar ants that manage to find the feeders, no matter where I hang them. They are small enough that they manage to get inside the feeders and drown. They don't seem to bother the Hummers, but they bug the heck out of me! I'm going to try to set up a sticky area in their path to trap them. I'll let you know if I have success or not, if you'll promise to tell me if you find a solution first!

Re: Rufus #2416 May 17th, 2004 at 01:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y. weezie13 Compost Queen!
weezie13 Compost Queen! Joined: Apr 2003 N.Y.	Aren't you supposed to put vaseline on the string going down to the feeder... Or somewhere's going up the pole that hangs the feeder??? A good strip of it width wise, cause they can't cross it without getting stuck into it!! Weezie

Re: Rufus #2417 May 17th, 2004 at 02:01 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington B Bill OP The Garden Helper
OP Bill The Garden Helper B Joined: Aug 2002 Cedar Hill Washington	Good idea Weezie! Thank you!

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Re: Rufus #2418 May 17th, 2004 at 02:11 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Rockland County, NY plants 'n pots Member
plants 'n pots Member Joined: Nov 2003 Rockland County, NY	Cute, Bill... Quote they bug the heck out of me I use the hummzinger feeders which have the ant moat in the center. I've never had a problem with ants getting into the feeding area. Might be worth a try if the ants are really bothersome? hummzinger

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