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sheryl
Dec 27, 2011 6:45 PM CST
Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)
Region: Southwest Gardening Charter ATP Member Keeps Horses Dog Lover Cat Lover Permaculture
Butterflies Birds Cottage Gardener Herbs I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises
Wow, lucky duck, you!

I'm afraid some of my mosquitoes out-weigh the hummers.
In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.


| @sheryl | Post #194872 (1)
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flaflwrgrl
Dec 27, 2011 7:41 PM CST
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Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Rolling on the floor laughing
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
| @flaflwrgrl | Post #194899 (2)
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sheryl
Dec 27, 2011 7:47 PM CST
Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)
Region: Southwest Gardening Charter ATP Member Keeps Horses Dog Lover Cat Lover Permaculture
Butterflies Birds Cottage Gardener Herbs I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises
Okay, so is the magazine " Birds and Blooms" total fluff? I saw a "letter" on there talking about the hummers people were seeing in the winter time in Oregon. I was totally buying it until I saw another article that listed common trees for butterfly attraction, and each one they listed (Maples, Oaks) talked about numbers in the 3-500 hundred range, which sounded pretty out of the ball park to me.

Am I wrong? Or is it fancy-foot-work or just plain BS?
In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.


| @sheryl | Post #194903 (3)
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flaflwrgrl
Dec 27, 2011 7:56 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Sheryl, according to info. the Anna's hummer overwinters in Oregon. Other species migrate but the Anna's stays.

http://salem.wbu.com/content/s...

http://www.birdfeeders.com/res...

http://oregonmag.com/HumbirdTw...
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
| @flaflwrgrl | Post #194908 (4)
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LindaTX8
Jan 7, 2012 4:38 PM CST
Name: Linda Williams
Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)
Organic Gardener Bookworm Enjoys or suffers hot summers Charter ATP Member Salvias Herbs
Bluebonnets Native Plants and Wildflowers Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Forum moderator Purslane Hummingbirder
I think this story is from near the Houston area. A Calliope...wow!
http://www.mysanantonio.com/li...
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White
Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad
| @LindaTX8 | Post #199177 (5)
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sheryl
Jan 7, 2012 7:27 PM CST
Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)
Region: Southwest Gardening Charter ATP Member Keeps Horses Dog Lover Cat Lover Permaculture
Butterflies Birds Cottage Gardener Herbs I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Irises
So incredibly tiny ....

I've got my feeders out, but it's just not working. Crying
In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.


| @sheryl | Post #199241 (6)
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SongofJoy
Jan 8, 2012 6:16 AM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
Loved the article, Linda. Thanks! Thumbs up
I garden for the pollinators.
| @SongofJoy | Post #199367 (7)
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flaflwrgrl
Jan 8, 2012 8:05 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Linda, thanks!!!!!!!!!! Too cool! Lovey dubby
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
| @flaflwrgrl | Post #199405 (8)
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Sheila_FW
Jan 11, 2012 12:01 PM CST
Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Tip Photographer Region: Texas Butterflies Garden Art
Ponds Dog Lover Hummingbirder Birds The WITWIT Badge Region: United States of America
Just have to share this pic of a friend in AZ last year's visitor. You never know when they might be trapped in a cold front. He replaced the feeder several times a day btw.
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| @Sheila_FW | Post #200622 (9)
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SongofJoy
Jan 11, 2012 12:43 PM CST
Name: Carole
Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages Plant Identifier I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! I helped plan and beta test the plant database. Avid Green Pages Reviewer
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar Garden Ideas: Master Level Cat Lover Birds Region: Tennessee Echinacea
Hurray! Thumbs up
I garden for the pollinators.
| @SongofJoy | Post #200635 (10)
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Sheila_FW
Jan 11, 2012 1:02 PM CST
Name: Sheila F
Fort Worth TX (Zone 8a)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Tip Photographer Region: Texas Butterflies Garden Art
Ponds Dog Lover Hummingbirder Birds The WITWIT Badge Region: United States of America
Just looked at the links above. I am going to send those to my friend in Az. Hurray!
| @Sheila_FW | Post #200646 (11)
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flaflwrgrl
Jan 12, 2012 12:28 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)
Garden Sages Region: Ukraine Native Plants and Wildflowers Xeriscape Organic Gardener I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Garden Ideas: Master Level Butterflies Charter ATP Member Plant Identifier Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Dog Lover
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Thumbs up Thumbs up Thumbs up
I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown
| @flaflwrgrl | Post #200954 (12)

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