re: Put out a couple of my hummingbird feeders yesterday (3-11-18)

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Anyone have recs for attracting to a "new" location? Is it as simple as putting a feeder out? My kid loves humming birds and I'd probably win step-dad of the year if I could bring some around.

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Mine haven't arrived yet here in SW Virginia, but they will be here soon. I've been feeding them for 30+ years. I've often wondered if the same birds return each year? In any event, hummingbirds prefer "edges" and creeks or streams. That is, if you have a wooded area bordering your yard, a hedge line or even a fence, these "edges" are a preferred flyway for them. They will find your feeders even if you don't have an edge area, but putting out a feeder there and a couple on your porch will draw them in a lot quicker. Those little hummingbirds are gnat and skeeter killing machines, too.