Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As fall approaches, is your hummingbird feeder still up? And are you still seeing the tiny birds hovering around them? Enjoy them, ...

Seeing hummingbirds delight at backyard feeders is one of the many joys of birders across the South, but making sure they are kept happy–and staying at your feeder–can be an overwhelming thought.

Importantly, most of these plants won’t bounce back with a full second flush, or if they do, it might just be a few stems. Take salvias, for instance. A mature clump might throw up fifty stems in ...