Humming Bird House

A humming
bird doesn't live in a humming bird house. Humming birds build
nests. So if you would like to attract humming birds to your yard, a
house is not the answer.

Humming birds are attracted to the color
red. If you put out a red nectar feeder for them, they're likely to
come. For information on how to make nectar to attract the humming birds, click
here.

You can encourage them to
nest nearby by providing the materials and conditions they look for.
Humming birds are always looking for flowers to drink the nectar.
You can plant some of their favorite flowers such as bee balm, butterfly
weed, columbine, foxglove, hollyhocks and delphinium.

They also
require certain materials to build their nests and appropriate nesting
sites. Most nests are consist of downy plant fibers. The
humming birds use spider silk to hold it together. A variety of
plants will give the birds a choice of materials for their nests.
For more information on humming birds and their
habbits, click here.