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Posted by amyg26 z7 LINY (My Page) on Sun, Jul 24, 05 at 10:04
| I posted a picture in the gallery of my successful window box....by that I mean I have seen hummingbirds at the flowers. It's very exciting for me! |
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| I just saw one on Sunday. I put a feeder and a lot of salvia on our south facing back balcony, but the bird was on our north, street side balcony (also with salvia). I live in Brooklyn, a few blocks from Prospect Park. Any other Brooklyn people having luck with hummingbirds? I'll try to take a photo next time... |
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| jblum, which side of the Park are you on? We're on the east side, and have never seen a hummingbird over here, but would love to. I'm going right out to find some salvia! :) |
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JScanlin,
I'm in Park Slope, just one avenue west of the Park. I've only seen two in five years, but hopefully with the right plants and a feeder, there will be more. |
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| Here's an update. We've had a hummingbird come to our South balcony almost every day since early September, between 8 and 9AM. Since it only comes for a few minutes, I assume it comes every day and we're lucky to see it every few days. It's attracted to the salvia, but hasn't touched the feeder. |
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- Posted by spmimi z6 (brooklyn) (My Page) on
Tue, Oct 11, 05 at 14:03
| here's another park sloper.... first garden planted this year. love the color of a true red, so i planted some lobelia cardinalis with the added bonus of the possibility for some hummingbirds. well, one day in august i was playing hooky at home, peered out my window and there flitting from blossom to blossom was a hummer! i was so surprised and completely estatic. so yes, we've been lucky with the lobelia cardinalis. unfortunately i haven't seen it any other time i am normally at home, so i am assuming it likes the mid-day warm dappled shade. i guess i'll just have to play more hooky :) |
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| If you can find the black and blue salvia...you will be guaranteed hummers! I live in Sullivan County and in my area I never saw a hummer til I planted the black and blue salvia along with some bright red salvia. Linda |
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| Next year I'll add that to my "Lady in Red" salvia. Where did you buy it? I got my seeds from Burpee. For some reason, our hummer doesn't touch the feeder, so I may stop using it and rely only on the salvia. |
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| I've started a hummingbird garden. You are so lucky to have seen one of these beauties. I'm hoping next year that I will have at least one visit my garden. I'm determined to have hummers in my yard. Maureen |
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