I feed Humming Birds all year round. My question is during these hot dry months what do they eat when there are not any feeders? All local flowers and flowering weeds have long dryed out and died.

Hello, Mary -

You can find a recipe for making nectar to put in a humming bird feeder on the Hummingbird Society web site:
https://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/feeding-hummingbirds/

The information states "No red food coloring!"

Best wishes.

They stop laying during molting. The losing of feathers.

Possums are omnivores, they consume a variety of foods. They mainly feed eucalyptus leaves but also eat fruits, seeds and flowers, they also consume insects eggs of birds and some small vertebrates.

Backyard birds are birds who visit your backyard. Which birds visit your backyard depends on where you live, the environment, and what foods may be available. Some birds will eat from feeders while, others only eat from the ground or from fruit/flower trees/bushes.

Several years ago, I created a wild bird garden for my mother in S. Florida. I have 20+ feeders, 3 water fountains, and a few trees/plants including, mango tree, hibiscus, berries, and more. We are visited daily by dozens of Monk parakeets aka Quaker Parrots, Blue Crown Parrots, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Doves, Cardinals, and more!

I can answer most questions about backyard birding (i.e.; foods, types of birds) for anyone interested in this hobby!

always put out feeders for all birds YEAR ROUND
Especially Hummingbirds

I feed them till they don't come around any more. Usually in the late fall. I live in southern Ontario Canada. Mine quit showing up when my red Cana Lilies died after first frost.

If they don't migrate to florida , they remember where they have fed before and will return thru out the year...

In the winter months there are no insects for birds to eat, so it is more important that they have an abundance of food in the feeder. As for what kinds of food, it can be the same seeds that you offer the birds in the summer.

Goodquestion! Although most people are familiar with bird seed as the main sourceof bird food, there are other things you can feed your bird such as:

• Water
• Suet
• Nectar (easyto make yourself)
• Grit
• Peanuts
• Fruit
• Mealworms

they will migrate when it is time no matter if you feed them or not we have the same birds come back every year