You see, when the light hits the atom, the atom will only absorb it if it can use it to bump an electron up an electron shell. An oxygen atom with two electrons in the innermost shell and six in the second shell. An oxygen atom, for example, has eight electrons, but these fit into two different electron shells.
The Original Hummingbird Cake Recipe. Originally submitted by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins of Greensboro, North Carolina in our February 1978 issue, this Hummingbird Cake recipe is known to have won numerous blue ribbons at county fairs. 1  View the Original 1978 Hummingbird Cake Recipe.
Never use artificial sweeteners in hummingbird feeders. When to put out feeders. The best time to put up hummingbird feeders in Missouri is around April 25, when rubythroats return to Missouri. If you start feeding when they arrive, there is less chance of them moving on. When to take feeders down. Hummingbird feeding is most successful in late summer and early fall. Some people fear that feeding hummingbirds into the fall may delay their departure and expose them to freezing.