We used to put out hummingbird feeders, but they come whether we do or not. And in fact they will fight over it. So we stopped doing it, and they still come feed at the flowers in front of our porch.

I love listening to them talk to each other. They have quite a complex language, with extremely varied noises that they make. Everything from staccato chirping to a whining drone sound that they make when doing mating dances.

They really are incredible little creatures, and I love having them around.

Do you make your own syrup? My wife wants to make her own (after she heard that the red dye can cause kidney damage) but doesn't know the proportions of sugar to water.
It's really not that critical. As long as it's sweet and has a syrup consistency, they'll drink it. And the red dye is absolutely not necessary as long as the feeder itself will attract them.