Subject: [Tweeters] Hummingbirds -- Nektar Plus Warning
Date: Dec 22 06:23:46 2008
From: Chuck Reinsch - creinsch at humbirds.org


Tom:

Thank you for posting this warning. It may seem cruel to those that infantilize animals, but most are perfectly competent to survive in the "natural" world without humans providing them with feeding stations. The feeders are for us, and are just ways to lure birds in for close-up observation.

chuck reinsch, seattle
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Luhnow
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: RE: [Tweeters] Hummingbirds -- Nektar Plus Warning


Nektar-Plus Warning

Nektar-Plus is an excellent hummingbird nectar dietary supplement. It is made in Germany and used in commercial aviaries and zoos around the world because of its balanced nutrition and appropriate amount of protein. However:

a.. It is NOT suitable for outdoor hummingbird feeders, ever.
b.. Wild hummingbirds do just fine catching their own bugs and do not need to learn dependency on a feeder.
c.. It is really expensive
d.. It has a relatively short expiration date on the bottle
e.. It needs to be replaced twice a day because it spoils quickly
f.. It needs to be used with sterilized feeders.
For more information about Nektar-Plus, you can read the package insert in pdf format at: http://www.nekton.de/Gebrauchsanweisungen/NEK-PLUS/ge-pl--e.pdf.



Source:



http://www.worldofhummingbirds.com/firstaidbaby.php





Posted by Tom L in West Seattle, WA



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