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    Where have the hummers gone?

    Thank you! For other posters that are curious, I've stated this several times in older posts so now I'm starting to sound like a commercial . . . I also purchased Aspects HummZingers years ago. I have five 16-oz feeders; I hang four and have one as a spare -- but I've never used the spare...
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    Where have the hummers gone?

    Yes, the Sonoran Desert sun and heat can destroy a cheap hummingbird feeder in a couple of years. Also keeping feeders out 365 days per year takes its toll on the cheap feeders. I bought relatively expensive feeders about five years ago and I'm glad I did. I also hang them in the shade (as...
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    Where have the hummers gone?

    On the editorial page of today's paper there is a lengthy rebuttal to Hummingbird Market's claim that sugar+water is harmful to hummingbirds. It is written by Paul Green, who has a Ph.D. in ornithology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has been executive director of Tucson...
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    Where have the hummers gone?

    Excellent observation. Thanks. I feel a bit uneasy when companies start adding chemicals to pure cane sugar+water solutions and selling it for what I feel is way too much. At least their nectar isn't crazy expensive. That's a plus, I guess. Maybe they will come back and discuss this. And...
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    Where have the hummers gone?

    Sometimes no response can be telling. I looked thru their website (http://www.hummingbirdmarket.com/) and it appears that their "research" amounts to reading thru published papers: The list of published papers on their site is very long. I would just like to know which paper stated that...
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    Where have the hummers gone?

    I saw the article in the local paper yesterday about your company's sales of hummingbird nectar. You made a claim that sugar+water solution, which most of us have used for years, is not good for hummingbirds. Here is a quote from the newspaper: Please post your research that shows that...
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