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The vibrant Ruby-throated Hummingbird is small, but mighty! This bird’s wings beat about 53 times per second in a figure-8 motion. These hummingbirds zip from one nectar source to the next, enjoying bright flowers like bee balm and honeysuckle, as well as backyard bird feeders filled with sugar water (one-quarter cup of sugar per cup of water).
If you live in a hot climate and have a hummingbird feeder, beware: the liquid inside can get so hot it burns hummingbirds’ tongues when they reach inside for a taste, which could cause them to be unable to eat. Take your feeder down during peak sun hours. Hot weather can also cause the sugar water to ferment, turning into toxic alcohol—be sure to change the sugar water regularly.
Fun fact: Ruby-throated hummingbirds weigh less than a nickel.
They’ll love Flying Colors premium organic wild bird food, now available in a beautiful three-gallon carton. Perfect for easy pouring, storing, and recycling.
Choose from three custom blends — all made with 100% USDA certified organic ingredients and hand-mixed with love in New York’s Hudson Valley.
Flying Colors makes premium organic wild bird food, offering ethically sourced, toxin-free seeds and nuts of the highest quality to nourish wild birds of all types and inspire birders of all ages. Each specialty blend and single origin creation is rigorously sourced & researched, and every jar is produced with love & packaged by hand in small batches in New York’s Hudson Valley and tested in our own backyards.
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