TRR photo by Scott Rando A male hummingbird hovers at a feeder during August. If using feeders, a good food mix is four cups of water to one cup of sugar. Heat the water during mixing to make the sugar more soluble and do not use honey, artificial sweetener, etc. As with conventional bird feeders, hummingbird feeders may attract bears. Use care when locating and installing feeders.

Hummingbirds: feathered pollinators

Chances are that if you walked in a garden, or out in a field with a variety of flowers, you may have seen a hummingbird flying and hovering about foraging for nectar. These tiny birds never seem to stop flying, even when they lap up nectar from a flower using their long tongues.

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An alternative approach to gardening

HONESDALE, PA—Susan Martha Thompson, a Master Gardener and certified natural health professional, will hold a series of classes with a holistic approach on native plants and garden design this fall at Mariposa Gardens, of which she is the proprietress, at 174 Prompton Road. The courses are free, but donations are requested.

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Wildlife art available from game commission

PENNSYLVANIA—The Pennsylvania Game Commission offers wildlife prints for sale on line as well as at its Harrisburg headquarters. Art purchases help support programs that benefit Pennsylvania’s wildlife. To view available prints, visit The Outdoor Shop at the agency’s website, pgc.state.pa.us.

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