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                New to Goodridge Glass Studio...let's celebrate Spring!!
Steve has crafted a new piece that is not only art, but very functional.  These are handmade, blown glass hummingbird feeders have a unique twisted stainless steel frame...each molded uniquely to fit the specific feeder it is attached to.  They each have a glass bead at the bottom of the wire frame that the hummingbird can "perch" on.  This also serves as an attraction to the birds.  We have made the first feeders in two different colors (shown below), but they can be made in just about any color available. 





                                                       Interesting Hummingbird Facts

• The hummingbird is a small bird of the Trochilidae family. The rapid beating of their wings makes the distinctive humming sound from which they get their name. 

• Hummingbirds are found only in North America and South America.

  • They are found as far north as southeastern Alaska and as far south as southern Chile.  South America has the biggest variety of hummingbirds and more than half the species are found there. The country of Ecuador in northwestern South America has the largest number of any one country with 163 different species.  There are over fifty species that regularly breed in Mexico.  Sixteen different species breed in the United States, but the Ruby-throated Hummingbird is the only one that breeds east of the Mississippi River.  A close relative to the Ruby-throated, the Black-chinned Hummingbird, is the most widespread and common species in Canada and the western United States.

                                               Hummingbird Feeder Nectar Recipe

1 part regular white sugar to 4 parts water.
Example: 1 cup sugar, 4 cups water

1. Boil the water.
2. Add sugar and stir until dissolved.
3. Let cool.
4. Refrigerate in a designated hummingbird feeder pitcher.

Nothing extra: There is no need to add anything extra to the mixture, i.e. coloring, honey, etc. It’s not necessary and could be harmful. Honey will quickly ferment becoming poisonous to the birds.

Discard: If the juice in the feeder(s) becomes cloudy, or mucky, empty, clean and refill.

Cleaning: Make sure bird feeders are cleaned every few days to a week to prevent any ickies. Cleaning with a solution of vinegar and hot water is good.

Location and Feeders: More than one feeder, placed strategically around the yard, will encourage more hummingbirds to visit at a time. They are territorial birds, so place feeders out of the line of sight of each other. note: however, I have had more than one at a feeder at time with no ill-will directed towards each other. Experiment a bit.

Enjoy your visitors! 

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