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<blockquote data-quote="Lawrence" data-source="post: 305704" data-attributes="member: 16844"><p>So I googled if we get humming birds here in New Zealand and apparently we don't. Problem solved and removed from list but ….</p><p></p><p>in my search I found this.</p><p></p><p>[FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]<span style="color: #282828">"Another tip on hummingbird feeders is to always have more than one and to place them away from each other, preferably out of sight of one another. Hummingbirds are extremely territorial when it comes to nectar sources, and, odds are, if you only have a single feeder out you'll only have a single hummingbird--which of course limits your chances of spotting one. Also, as mentioned above, hummingbirds are attracted to bright colours, specifically reds. A number of our seed feeders are suspended from a Birch tree by steel cables coated in red plastic (the kind that people use to teather their dogs out in the yard.) They're maybe a quarter inch thick and not particularily noticable, but the hummingbirds always fly right up to them to check them out. Amusingly enough, I also dye my hair a burgundy colour that looks bright red in the sun, and I often have hummers zip right up to investigate when I'm out working in the garden.'</span>[/FONT]</p><p></p><p>[FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]<span style="color: #282828">Dedication or crazy? Burgundy hair … LOL</span>[/FONT]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lawrence, post: 305704, member: 16844"] So I googled if we get humming birds here in New Zealand and apparently we don't. Problem solved and removed from list but …. in my search I found this. [FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][COLOR=#282828]"Another tip on hummingbird feeders is to always have more than one and to place them away from each other, preferably out of sight of one another. Hummingbirds are extremely territorial when it comes to nectar sources, and, odds are, if you only have a single feeder out you'll only have a single hummingbird--which of course limits your chances of spotting one. Also, as mentioned above, hummingbirds are attracted to bright colours, specifically reds. A number of our seed feeders are suspended from a Birch tree by steel cables coated in red plastic (the kind that people use to teather their dogs out in the yard.) They're maybe a quarter inch thick and not particularily noticable, but the hummingbirds always fly right up to them to check them out. Amusingly enough, I also dye my hair a burgundy colour that looks bright red in the sun, and I often have hummers zip right up to investigate when I'm out working in the garden.'[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][COLOR=#282828]Dedication or crazy? Burgundy hair … LOL[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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