My Backyard Birds

I never got around to putting out my hummingbird feeders this year.  So, I decided to put them out this weekend and see if it was too late to attract hummers.  I filled two feeders with sugar water (1 part sugar to 4 parts water) and hung them by my screened porch yesterday afternoon.  While I was sitting on the porch this morning having my morning coffee, I heard that familiar “humm,” and looked up to see a hummingbird checking out both feeders.  He came back a little later to feed again.  He seemed to prefer the feeder that is a little further away from the house.

 So, I guess the end of July isn’t too late to start feeding hummingbirds.

Here I am, with my brand spankin new blog.  About 10 years ago I bought an old Victorian style house on about a half acre of land in the nice, little waterfront town of Onancock, Virginia.  As I planted gardens and worked in the yard, I became fascinated by the variety of birds that I saw.  Over the years, I’ve tried to make my yard attractive to birds.  This blog will track my efforts to attract as many different types of birds to my yard as possible. 

This blog is attached to my website, www.mybackyardbirds.com, where I will share information about backyard birding.