Research shows us that hummingbirds prefer red and orange flowers, especially tubular shaped ones. Join my good friend and resident native wildflower expert Mary Nemecek and I as we offer up our favorite “hummingbird” plants.
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Mark McKellar is a wildlife biologist with over 35 years of bird study experience. He has a degree in Fish and Wildlife Sciences from North Carolina State University and has worked for the Department of the Army, the Wildlife Departments of North Carolina and Missouri. He ran nature centers for many years in Missouri and Pennsylvania before buying the Backyard Bird Center in the Northland area of Kansas City. Mark has led hundreds of bird hikes both locally and abroad. He has taught classes about birds and other wildlife to groups of all ages and brings that knowledge to the customers of his retail business every day. More information about Mark at https://backyardbirdcenter.com/about-…
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Cover photo of an adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird on a red Bee Balm flower by Mary Nemecek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Virginia Bluebells by Mary Nemecek
Coral Honeysuckle by Mary Nemecek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Red Bee Balm by Mary Nemecek
Ruby-throated Hummingbird on Annual Milkweed by Mary Nemecek
Butterfly Weed (milkweed) by Rick Jordahl
Downy Skullcap by Mary Nemecek
Cardinal Flower (Red Lobelia) by Kurt Hoeper
Matthew Eagle Scout Planting by Mark McKellar
Rigid Goldenrod by David Dods
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Thank you soooo much Mark and Mary! Excellent information!!Again, I live in Utah but here I have found Jacob’s Bee Balm to attract hummingbirds like crazy! Also, Agastache and Hummingbird Mint along with Salvia’s and I have filled in with an annual of Cuphea-VERMILLIONAIRE which attracts them like crazy!!❤