Humming Along with Texas Hummers
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Summer is a great time for hummingbird viewing in Texas.
03—Obviously the places people see them most often is around feeders.
Mark Klym is in Wildlife Diversity and a hummingbird enthusiast. You can attract hummingbirds to your yard with a hummingbird feeder filled with a solution of one part sugar to four parts water. And once you’ve put up a feeder, Klym says it’s imperative to keep the contents fresh.
08—During the summer months you want to change that every two to four days. During the winter months, you might get away with four to six days, but certainly no longer than that.
If you’d prefer to see hummers in the wild, you’re in luck: we have eighteen species of the bird in Texas, but you have to know where to look for them.
18—If you’re looking in the wild, you’re going to want to look in areas where there are a number of flowering plants available. The do require shelter, so they’re going to be around evergreen or well-leaved trees – depending on the season. And they’re also going to be found where there’s water. Water is a critical element of their environment, and they’re going to be found where there’s water.
Post your hummingbird sightings and pictures on the Texas parks and Wildlife Facebook Fan Page. You’ll find it www.facebook.com/texasparksandwildlife.
That’s our show for today… For Texas Parks and Wildlife…I’m Cecilia Nasti
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