âDisability is not inabilityâ was said by Harold Russell (1914-2002) in May 1947. Russell won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), where he played the role of Homer Parrish, a sailor who lost both hands during the war.
Hummingbird feeders should be cleaned each time the nectar is changed. The nectar should be changedevery 3 to 4 days or if the nectar is cloudy, moldy of if contaminated by insects or dirt. Hummingbirds are extremely sensitive to the quality of the nectar.
There is a long-standing myth that leaving your hummingbird feeder out will prevent hummingbirds from migrating. This is not true. Migration in hummingbirds is controlled by hormonal changes. These hormones are triggered by changes in the length of daylight, not by food availability. Hummingbird feeders can help late-arriving birds at a time when natural food sources are not plentiful. Late arrivals that have access to a hummingbird feeder can fuel up quicker and be able to continue their journey south. Hummingbird feeders should be left out as long as you have hummingbirds feeding from them.