Don’t mind the groundhog

By now you might have heard the news that good old Punxsutawney Phil made his celebrated entrance this morning and ***sigh*** saw his shadow. This means we have six more weeks of winter ahead of us.

But I’m already in a spring state of mind, looking forward to the flowers blooming, the sun shining and the return on some of my favorite feathered-friends, the hummingbirds.

If you live in the Florida and Texas areas, it might not be too much longer until the hummingbirds return. Their northbound migration has them reaching these areas in late February. And the rest of the country can look forward to their burst of color and energy to arrive in March and April.

Get yourself into a spring state of mind by preparing your backyard for the hummingbirds’ arrival. Visit www.birdfeeders.com to stock up on new feeders and nectar, and learn how to “birdscape” your backyard with the plants and flowers to which hummingbirds are naturally drawn. You can also use this site to keep track of the hummingbird migration map and see when they will arrive to a feeder near you!