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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Hummingbirds feed on our blueberry blossoms in spring, here in Oregon. An apple tree in the midst of the patch is ignored by them.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003. 
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A video about The Grape Grower : http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/

On Dec 31, 2010, at 5:27 PM, david liezen wrote:

<x-tad-bigger> Hummers prefer blossoms with some throat and nectar: honeysuckle is a prime example. When I lived in Salinas, CA (just inland from Monterey Bay) our cotoneaster shrubs supported honeysuckle and the Anna's hummingbirds (big, by N. American standards) were constant feeders. </x-tad-bigger>
<x-tad-bigger> Black-chinned and Caliope hummers generally get here (Spokane) before my apples bloom. I've never seen 'em visit the blossoms. I have seen orchard (mason) bees, honey bees, three kinds of bumble bees and hover flies busy at bloom time in the apples and the cherry.</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger> Keep an eye out: I've seen more than one bird where it wasn't expected.</x-tad-bigger>
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<x-tad-bigger> Dave Liezen</x-tad-bigger>