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It's hummingbird time and with everyone here in Mississippi talking about the beautiful birds I have been thinking of getting a feeder or two or three :) The more feeders you have the less fights occur between the male hummingbirds!
There are tons of hummingbirds but the ones that are associated with Mississippi are these :
Ruby-throated, Rufous, Buff-bellied, Black-chinned, White-eared, Calliope, Broad-tailed, Anna's, Allen's, and Green Violet-ear. The most popular of all the Mississippi residents and nation wide is the Ruby-throated hummingbird : ) The male is probably the easiest of all hummingbirds to identify.... this hummingbird has a ruby-red throat, but it also has an emerald green back and a forked tail. The female Ruby-throated Hummingbird is quite differently marked than the male with the only trait that is the same being the emerald colored back. The rest of the female is quite different from its male counterpart with its breast and throat being white and its tail being rounded. One other characteristic that is different between the sexes is that the female Ruby-throated Hummingbird even has a longer bill than the male.

You can hang feeders around your yard, basically anywhere you want them and you can purchase already made nectar or you can make your own and it's really easy to do! All you need is sugar water! Mix up some water, sugar and red food coloring. They are attracted to red. Another option to attract these flittering wonders is by creating a hummingbird garden.
Here are some plants that hummingbirds love!
Lobelia ~ this is a flowering plant and it also attracts butterflies!! Whoot! That's a plus in my book:)
A few more plants are :Hydrangeas , Geraniums and Coreopsis , an unusual daisy like flower. There are much more but I'm not getting paid for this so find them yourself!
They are smart things too...did you know that if you put up a feeder they remember and will come back to yard the next season looking for your feeder?!! Better keep up your feeders!

I wanted to get my back yard fixed up, it's a total mess, before buying feeders but I know with the cost of the major u-haul my backyard needs it won't happen soon so maybe I will just go ahead and buy some feeders and make up my own sugar nectar! I'm excited!!!!