So I bought hanging baskets to attract hummingbirds. Hung them on the back patio and then hoped they liked the purple basket best as no cat can get there. Planted a beautiful purple salvia in the front to attract hummingbirds. Dang that is close to the ground. Bought a feeder and hung it out front up high. Yay!
In my lifetime I have had cats catch hummers three times. Hummers are hard to catch. So one was killed. Two were brought in the house and dropped in the bathtub (because one of the great hunters figured out that mice can't escape a tub and it is a great place to play). Hummers can escape tubs and I managed to catch both and release back to the wild. It was amazing at how weightless they are.
I go outside today and Sunset has something. I thought it was a mouse until I got right up on her. Nope she had caught a hummer and killed it. She is a great huntress. I take the blame though because I'm sure she caught it at that salvia. The hummers are going to have to get smarter because she isn't leaving and neither is the plant.
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