Now THIS Hummer is fuel efficient...

The Broad-tailed Hummingbird is one of the most common feeder hummingbirds, and if you are very still one of these little beauties will fly right up and look you in the face...a fascinating experience!  Their habitat is the Rocky Mountain meadows, forests and city feeder sites.  They are 4-4 1/2 ", green above and white below.  The male has a rose colored neck (gorget) and the female has pinkish flanks.

For your hummingbird feeder, do NOT use commercially produced syrup.  The red dye can be toxic to the birds.  I make my own syrup with 1 part fine sugar to 3 parts boiling water.  Let the water cool, poor it into your feeder (no need to add any coloring) and watch the frenzy!  If there is such a thing as reincarnation...yep, I'm coming back as a hummingbird...so watch out!