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A recipe for hummingbirds

May 27, 2009 drewrozell 13 Comments

I put out the hummingbird feeder today.

Boiled up some sugar and water and waited for the little addicts to show up for their fix.

I noticed the first one within two hours. By evening there were three at the feeder, flirting and jockeying for position.

Karin said, “I didn’t even know we had hummingbirds around here.”

I understand why.

You rarely see hummingbirds while you’re out walking or driving. They don’t just hang out in trees calling attention to themselves with a beautiful song. They’re not like the robins who just bounce around the lawn, looking for  worms. 

And yet while they are not visibile, clearly they are all around us.  

To see them, to notice them, you have to put out a feeder. In essence, you have to ask to see them. You have to buy a feeder. You have to put it up. You have to put fresh nectar in the feeder (or tend to a nice flower garden). You have to look for them to appear.

And because you ask in this way, the tiny birds appear.

Anyone can do it. You just have to focus your desire and then take a little action.

By following this simple foruma, things that were unseen, things that have always been around you but hidden, come into view. 

One part intention, one part alignment, and one part action, and you can brew youself up some hummingbirds.

Or anything else you want.

 

My little friend from my front deck.

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  1. Lisa says

    May 27, 2009 at 6:59 pm

    I love it! We love to attract wildlife here in our suburban backyard. It’s so fun to see who shows up. I have to get a hummingbird feeder. Hope my squirrels don’t mind 🙂

    Love the analogy too with intention and alignment…Very awesome example I can relate to easily 🙂

    Thanks for this fun post 🙂

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    • drew says

      May 28, 2009 at 11:20 am

      hi Lisa

      try a search on Best 1 hummingbird feeders — less than $15 and the bird dude told me they were the best

      :0

      d

      Reply
  2. Erin says

    May 27, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    Nicely done! 😉

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    • drew says

      May 28, 2009 at 11:20 am

      thanks, Erin —

      where is that hike photo from on your blog?

      Reply
  3. Lap says

    May 28, 2009 at 11:50 am

    so, conversely, that is why I saw the snake on our hike…

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  4. drew says

    May 28, 2009 at 12:14 pm

    Lap: thought about writing about the snake sometime… so many topics!

    but yes…

    for others reading this, matt and i were hiking and at some point he mentioned how fearful he was of snakes. (me, i’m cool with snakes so the thought never crossed my mind)…

    sure enough, on the descent, i see matt freeze in his tracks… a snake on the path… right in his path… i wonder if i would have even noticed it…

    a desire, and yes just as powerfully, a fear, follow the same recipe

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  5. Lisa says

    May 28, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Thanks so much, Drew, I’ll check it out 🙂 Maybe I can catch a pic of one. I captured a photo of one in California once, so wild to catch on film 🙂

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    • drew says

      May 28, 2009 at 2:52 pm

      Lisa –

      I set out a tripod, hit record, and went in to make a cup of coffee.

      Took less than a minute for that one to show up!

      Reply
  6. fineartist says

    May 28, 2009 at 7:25 pm

    This really hit me in the homeland, I mean, wow, it really got me to thinking.

    Hummingbirds=single men, all around but you don’t notice them until you set out the bait…Sugar juice—um what kind of bait do ya use with men exactly? Kidding.

    Candy motivates me sometimes, hmmmm.

    Can you tell I live in a small town and I know nearly every soul here? Travel, that’s what I need to do, along with figuring out what kind of bait I need to stock up on…

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    • drew says

      May 29, 2009 at 9:36 am

      fineartist, men like a form of sugar water, often called “beer”

      just set out a nice cold, imported brew on your porch and see who shows up.

      a nice microbrew can work as well

      😉

      d

      Reply
  7. Ned rozell says

    May 29, 2009 at 2:37 am

    Cool. That red-winged blackbird call made me powerful homesick.

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    • drew says

      May 29, 2009 at 9:52 am

      Neddy, makes for a nice sound effect, no?

      They’re at the (other) feeder now…

      Reply
  8. Garlicfarmer says

    June 3, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Drew;
    Red salvias are also excellent hummingbird atttractants.

    Reply

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