Simply Satsop Hummingbirds

10/10/2025

04/02/2025

04/02/2025

Outside my kitchen window I have the pleasure of watching a nest being built. I’ll document it’s progress.

01/07/2023

12/28/2021

For those of you currently in freezing weather. Some steps you can take to keep the nectar from freezing:

Bring feeders indoors to warm/ defrost and rotate out with other feeders.

Use a dome to protect from snow, sleet and ice.

Position the feeder to protect from cold winds and exposure.

Attach hand warmers to the feeder.
Heat tape such as used for preventing pipes from freezing.

Place a clamp-on/ clip-on shop/ work light adjacent to the feeder---about 12-24" away would be as plumbers do when defrosting frozen pipes. Test the distance before you walk away. Try a 125 Watt infra-red light bulb, but not the red-glass type. Get an I.R. bulb with clear envelope, it casts a more natural light. Connect it all to a timer.

Place holiday lights around, above or below the feeder.

Insulate with any fabric.

Some say to alter the water: nectar ratio but we disagree and feel any of the above methods should suffice and still satisfy their nutritional needs.

Whatever you do make sure the hummer has unobstructed access to their feeding ports. Use common sense and your best judgment. Your hummers will appreciate your effort(s).

Remember: Safety first! Any lights, heating tape or electrical devices present fire and electrocution dangers. Only use electrical products and cords that are rated for exterior use. Do not use electric heating pads outdoors! Don’t enclose lights or place a feeder too close to a heat lamp-it could ignite a fire. Heat lamps or lights may melt poor quality plastic of discount-store feeders

10/21/2021

Coffee and Hummingbirds

10/13/2021

Good morning! ☀️
Sat down for a second, and this little hummingbird came to visit 🌸

04/19/2021

The Hummingbirds are few and far between right now.

They breed in the northwestern United States and western Canada and winter in Mexico. They tend to migrate north through western Sonora, western Arizona, to the Pacific coast; they migrate south through the Rocky Mountains, including eastern Arizona.

03/19/2021

Good Morning 🌺
Coffee, sunshine and hummingbirds

02/14/2021

A little Valentines Day fun ❤️

02/07/2021

Listen to that!