Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 3, 2026
Spring Hummingbird Guide: Getting Ready for Arrivals
Spring is arrival season, and the practical work is almost entirely about timing: getting a clean feeder up before the first birds show up rather than scrambling once they’ve already arrived, and understanding that early spring cold snaps are one of the genuinely riskier stretches…
Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 3, 2026
Hummingbird FAQ: Common Questions Answered
A running list of the questions that come up most often about hummingbirds, answered directly and linked out to the full guides where a topic deserves more depth than a short answer can cover. Do hummingbirds remember people and feeders? Yes. Hummingbirds have excellent spatial…
Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 3, 2026
Hummingbird Diseases: Health Risks and Feeder Hygiene
Most serious hummingbird health problems trace back to one preventable cause: dirty or spoiled nectar. Unlike many bird-disease risks that spread through close flock contact, the biggest threats to hummingbirds are largely within a feeder owner’s direct control, which makes hygiene the single highest-impact thing…
Written by: Justin Roberts
Posted on: July 3, 2026
Hummingbird Predators: What Actually Preys on Them
Hummingbirds are small and fast enough that most predators simply can’t catch them in open flight, which pushes their real threats toward ambush rather than pursuit — praying mantises waiting motionless at a feeder, spiderwebs strung across a flight path, and nest predators that go…