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Fri, Apr 6, 07 at 16:31
| For the past two mornings, I've gotten up at first light
and put out warm, fresh sugar water for my 3 hummers - 2 males/1 female. The temp this morning was 30, 31 yesterday morning. I read something, in the distant and foggy past, about the hummingbird's ability to lower its heart rate/body temp and enter a quasi-hibernative state when nighttime temps get too low. So I don't think the warm nectar will improve their survivability, but everyone loves a hot cup o' joe. |
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| Too funny, I've had the same thoughts in reverse when I put out cool nectar on a hot Texas day. |
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- Posted by myoneandonly z7VA (My Page) on Fri, Apr 6, 07 at 17:23
| Had to laugh. Last year was my first hummingbird year and I too tried cooling the nectar. I was afraid that the little guys would burn their tongues because it gets so hot on my balcony, but it didn't seem to be a problem. |
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| My three made it. The low Sat morning was 24, low Sun morning was 19. The high for Sat was only 40. Today, a male was drinking(?) the ice-cold nectar at first light, before I could get the warm batch out. Both males were feeling frisky enough by noon to fight, so I added another feeder on the opposite side of the house (they could feed more and fight less, if they so desired). I think the worst is over, the low temp for tonight is forecast to be 26. Here are 2 pics of the bad boys, sorry 'bout the quality - shot through a window and several feet away.
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