Although Hummingbirds Actually Are Native To The Area That I Lived In, They Were Pretty Rare. I Spent Many Afternoons In The Backyard, Watching For Hummingbirds, But They Never Came. Finally, My Mom Suggested That We Build A Hummingbird House. I Could Not Imagine Anything More Exciting Than Having A Family Of Hummingbirds Staying In My Own Backyard! We Went Out And Got The Hummingbird Birdhouse Kit That Very Day.A Hummingbird House Is An Extremely Simple Thing. Although Designs Vary, All Hummingbird Houses Consist Of A Small Platform For The Hummingbird To Build Its Nest On, Some Sort Of Shelter, And Some Cotton Or Other Soft Material For The Mother Bird To Build A Nest. Getting The Hummingbird To Actually Choose Your House, However Is Another Matter Entirely. That Hummingbird House Sat Vacant For A Long Time. I Would Watch It Everyday, But There Was Never A Hummingbird Living In It.No One Had Thought About Getting A Hummingbird Birdfeeder, But As Soon As I Found Out That Such Things Existed, I Suggested It. By This Point, My Parents Were A Little Bit Tired Of My Obsession With Hummingbirds, But They Thought They'd Give It A Try Anyway. The Hummingbird Feeder Was An Instant Success. Although The Hummingbird House Continued To Sit Unoccupied For A While, Soon We Were Seeing The Birds Feeding At The Feeder Every Afternoon. It Was Only A Matter Of Time Until They Discovered The Birdhouse Nearby.I Actually Hadn't Checked On The Hummingbird House In A While, But One Afternoon I Happened To Peek In At It. To My Surprise, There Was A Nest There! I Watched From A Distance, And I Was Soon Gratified To See The Mother Bird Returning Home After A Day Of Feeding. There Has Been A Family Of Hummingbirds Living There Ever Since. To This Day, I Still Get To Visit Them Whenever I Visit My Parents At Their Home.
