Dear Editor,
A plea to all friends of hummingbirds: Even though temperatures are still low, our Anna’s hummingbirds are already making/repairing their nests in preparation for egg-laying.
Please make sure they can get the materials they need.
They’re looking for soft stuff like the down from asters (which is why you shouldn’t cut flower stalks in winter), moss, lichen, feathers, cobwebs to glue everything together.
I see my Anna’s flying around the yard, inspecting possible sources, including the sticky-gluey suet cake?
Please don’t over-clean your property until the hummingbirds have found what they want.
Sabine Eiche
RICHMOND
