The Best Hummingbird Nectar Recipe has a History!

Sheri L. Williamson, internationally known hummingbird expert, ornithologist and author of the Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America, is collaborating with Hummingbird Spot to bring you the latest information about all things hummingbird. In her first video she gives us insight into why we make hummingbird nectar the way we do.

If you want to learn more about hummingbirds check out Sheri's book "Peterson Field Guide to Hummingbirds of North America": http://www.fieldguidetohummingbirds.com

Resources:

Nectar as food for birds
https://researchrepository.murdoch.ed...

Sugar preferences in hummingbirds
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1368738

Hummingbird metabolism unique in burning glucose, fructose equally
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...

Hummingbird health: Pathogens and disease conditions in the family Trochilidae
https://ucdavis.pure.elsevier.com/en/...

Adipose energy stores, physical work, and the metabolic syndrome: lessons from hummingbirds
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

Analysis of nectar replacement products and a case of iron toxicosis In hummingbirds
https://nagonline.net/wp-content/uplo...

UC Davis Hummingbird Health and Conservation Program
https://hummingbirds.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/


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