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In response to "I want this expensive bird feeder that identifies birds and sends me picture of them. SHIP TO AUSTRALIA, BIRD BUDDY! -- (link)" by mafic

Ohhhhh I should get a hummingbird feeder. No idea if we have hummingbirds in the area though. Can I buy dragonflies?

Posted by sycor Apr 28 '23, 04:31

We have a lot of mosquitos for them to eat so if I could have a dragonfly house that would be cool too.

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Put out a hummingbird feeder, make sure it gets some shade. I was told by a hummingbird that I had to put up a feeder. - . Apr 28, 04:37 6
- Dang I want one in the back yard. And it gets all the afternoon sun, no shade. -- nm - sycor Apr 28, 05:07
- Use regular refined white sugar, not honey, artificial sweeteners, brown sugar, or other sugar products. ratio of 1:4 (1/4 cup sugar to 1 cup hotwater -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 28, 04:49 4
  - Most hummingbird feeders are red so that takes care of that. And they will use perches if the feeder has them. -- nm - . Apr 28, 04:51 3
    - we have them at The Lake and they are fun to watch. they can be very fighty with each other -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 28, 04:52 2
      - They'll go after bigger birds even. And get a feeder with an ant moat on top, or get an ant moat to attach at the top to hang the feeder off of. - . Apr 28, 04:55 1
        
        I didn't know that was a thing. Thanks for the info. -- nm - sycor Apr 28, 05:06

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