Re: hummingbirds
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: hummingbirds
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 11:24:05 -0400
In a message dated 96-04-09 08:47:47 EDT, you write:
> Has anyone ever seen them
>feed at an Iris? In good years, I have a long bloom sequence of varying
>Iris, but have never seen our "resident" Hummers show any interest in them.
>
>
Louise Parsons...Yes, I have seen them feeding at Siberian iris blooms
several time...but not at other types of irises. My wife keeps hummingbird
feeders in the garden and they are usually visiting. In addition to bee
balm, they love the American wild Cardinal Flower.I have one of them in a pot
on my deck a few years ago and the hummingbirds literally fought over
it.....Clarence Mahan
