I'm making some changes. Late summer into fall 2020, there were multiple occasions where a hummingbird would check out the following bucket I'd stuck on a garden pole. A couple of them spent 15 mins or more checking it out. I know birders who have had similar interest wearing red cloth lures on hats or even red hats.
It struck me that several of the feeder domes I had made for feeders (including hummingbird feeders) were clear , green, or some other color. So, I've been finding replacements for the coming season to use over hummingbird feeders. I have been going much larger in size than those I originally made and in the reds color-wise.
Pictured below are a few that will be pressed into service in a few weeks. I'm hoping the larger red domes will help draw in interest by hummers whether passing through or in territory. Note the small red bowl. That was a dome I made last season to go over a Ruby Slipper hummingbird feeder. I'm going with much larger domes over all types of hummingbird feeders for the upcoming season. I'm thinking it should help with visibility...especially in early season when not a lot is in flower and/or when migrants are blazing through a short while from now (OK, a couple of months!).
