Spring Has Sprung! Hummingbird Nectar Recipe

It's official!  Spring is here!  Yesterday, I saw my first hummingbird fly up to the window where I usually have a feeder hanging.  I shouted as I always do at my first sighting and quickly made some syrup to fill the feeder.  I heat 1 cup of water on the stove or in the microwave until boiling and add 1/4 c of white sugar to it.  Stir until completely dissolved and allow to cool before pouring it into the feeder.

I have owned several different feeders over the years and prefer the ones with a little perch so that they can rest and drink and I get to admire them more easily.

This bird of course is not a hummingbird!  He is much too big, but he did land on my feeder last year and sat for quite a while.  I searched my pictures for a picture of an actual hummingbird, but couldn't find one.

Also here's an update on the robin.  She has 4 eggs in the nest now 

and hardly ever leaves. I was able to grab this picture with my phone 

a few days ago.  I read online that it will take about 2 weeks 

for these eggs to hatch, so watch for that in 2 weeks.