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Feeding on sunflowers?
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tima9209 (
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Sat, Jul 10, 10 at 19:14
| My rubies have ignored the red and blue salvia I planted, but I just saw at least one repeatedly poke at a sunflower for over 30 sec and come back for more after a few minutes. Do they really feed on sunflowers, or was it maybe just a wild and crazy adolescent experimenting? |
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RE: Feeding on sunflowers?
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| Maybe it was eating insects? |
RE: Feeding on sunflowers?
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| I agree that it was most likely gathering insects. |
RE: Feeding on sunflowers?
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I have been seeing hummers feeding at my Mexican Sunflowers recently. I didn't notice them doing it last year, but they multiply on their own. There are quite a few blooms in the garden...they are supposed to be an excellent butterfly nectar plant.
Tarilyn:) |
RE: Feeding on sunflowers?
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| Interesting! I may have to sacrifice a sunflower, cut into it, and see if it's sweet. :) I kind of have a sunflower forest right now around one of my feeders, with 8' (and growing) sunflowers. |
RE: Feeding on sunflowers?
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| Tithonia (Mexican sunflowers) have been reported to be used by hummers. They're great to have around for a number of reasons, and this is one of them! |
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