From my post at Birds and Blooms Blog, Hummingbirds have arrived in northern Virginia: I told you several weeks ago that the first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds had arrived at the Gulf Coast from their southern wintering grounds, but by now they are as far north as northern Virginia, so it’s only a matter of a few weeks [...]
Is Sugar Bad for Hummingbirds?
We’ve talked about hummingbird feeders before in discussing how long to leave your feeders up during the fall migration, but this new question came from Stacey through the new Ask Carole feature at Ecosystem Gardening: Carole, is it really okay to feed hummingbirds sugar water? I avoid refined sugar like the plague, so I’m wondering [...]
How Long Should I Leave my Hummingbird Feeders up in the Fall?
(Carole’s note: This is a guest post by Pat Sutton. You can learn more about Pat here). I was recently asked: “Should we still be feeding the hummingbirds? I wasn’t sure when to discontinue our feeders so the hummingbirds can move on for the winter.” It’s a good question. Actually when it’s time to migrate, [...]
A Visit to Cindy Ahern’s Conservation Garden
It is time to start looking at the principles of Ecosystem Gardening in practice, and to start this series off, I made a visit to the wonderful wildlife garden created by Cindy Ahern. Cindy enthusiastically met me at the sidewalk with binoculars in hand. She was surprised that I did not have my binocular, but [...]
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