June 2022
Hummingbird Messenger
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Photo Courtesy of Lisa Meyers Swanson - The Hummingbird Whisperer (Male Annas Hummingbird taking a bath) |
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SEDONA HUMMINGBIRD FESTIVAL
TICKETS AVAILABLE!
Festival dates: July 29, 30, and 31, 2022
- Live presentations from experts
- Hummingbird banding demonstrations
- Garden tours
- Birding trips
- Hummingbird Marketplace
- Special Attractions (Happy the Hummingbird, face painting, and live guitar, and live raptor)
- Gala Banquet (Saturday night)
Come relish in the celebration of hummingbirds! Be sure to claim your tickets ASAP while they are available. Click the button below to go to our new website. Click the "Festival" tab, then "Tickets", and you'll be on your way!
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We would love your help as a volunteer! If you are interested, please email us at festival@hummingbirdsociety.org |
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Poco Diablo July 30, 2022 6:30 p.m.
Salad
summer salad with strawberries, blueberries, goat cheese, and champagne vinaigrette
Main Course
petit filet with fresh herb beurre
pan-seared king salmon with lemon caper crème
roasted spaghetti squash, garden vegetable pesto, toasted pine nuts, and balsamic pearls
Accompaniments
sage and browned butter pommes puree
sautéed vegetable medley
Bread Selection
bread rolls with whipped butter
Dessert
strawberry shortcake with Chantilly cream
*The meal is gluten free, assuming you don’t eat any rolls.
Please let us know If you have any dietary restrictions such as dairy. If we know in advance, we can accommodate them.
Contact info@hummingbirdsociety.org
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2023 Jewels of Joy Calendar! |
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Surprise, our 2023 calendar is well on its way! |
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___We are currently accepting donations for calendar spots. The cost to sponsor a space is $250. Personal dedicated spaces are available for your own postings advertising hummingbird related themes, perhaps a kudos to the society as praise for our work, a shout-out in honor of your favorite hummingbird, an honoring of an individual, or a dedication in memory of a loved one.
___February, April, September, October, November, and December spots are still available! Email us at info@hummingbirdsociety.org to reserve your spot!
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___All of us at the society were touched when we received an email from two young boys who were concerned about stores carrying artificial hummingbird nectar. Especially ones containing red dye. We were moved by their awareness and care for these special birds. We gave them the best advice we could. Here is their email below. (As a reminder, the best hummingbird food you can make consists of one part white granulated sugar to 4 parts water. Example: 1/4 cup sugar to 1 cup water).
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Dear International Hummingbird Society,
We are 13 and 10 years old. We saw a couple of stores selling, dried and liquid, hummingbird food with Red Dye #40. We read that this could be dangerous and even fatal to hummingbirds. Could you give us some information on why this is harmful and how it affects hummingbirds? We would like to inform the stores, ask them to remove these products and give them better alternatives for them to market.
Thank you for your time!
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Hummingbird Conservation in the Americas
American Bird Conservancy conserves wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. ABC focuses on halting the extinction of the most threatened species, managing habitat to conserve more widespread but declining species, and reducing mortality sources. ABC has had much success in these goals by creating a network of protected areas conserving more than one million acres for many of the rarest species, affecting the management of more than six million acres in the United States to conserve habitat for declining species, and reducing mortality from various threats. Hummingbirds are a diverse family of 371 species bird species restricted to the Americas.
Fortunately, the conservation status of most species is fairly secure, with only 11% ranked by the IUCN Red List as Extinct (2 species), Data Deficient (1 species), or Globally Threatened (39 species [9 Critically Endangered species, including 3 lost species that have not been observed for at least ten years, 17 Endangered Species, and 13 Vulnerable species]). Habitat loss is the primary threat for the vast majority of threatened species. American Bird Conservancy works with local conservation organizations throughout the Americas to protect, manage, and restore habitat for many of the most threatened species to safeguard them against extinction.
ABC has worked with more than 50 partners in 15 countries to conserve more than 1.1 million acres at more than 100 sites. At least 241 (65%) hummingbird species have been recorded at these sites, including 19 (48%) of the 39 Globally Threatened hummingbird species. I’ll highlight conservation efforts for Royal Sunangel, Marvelous Spatuletail, Blue-throated Hillstar, Black-breasted Puffleg, Glittering Starfrontlet, Honduran Emerald, Purple-backed Sunbeam, Gray-bellied Comet and additional species in this presentation.
Read Daniel's full biography on our website and view other presenters.
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Bob Lansing
Navajo pottery-maker Bob Lansing uses a pottery wheel to form clay pots in a variety of sizes and shapes. He coats the finished white pots with several coats of different colored slip, and then uses a fine stylus to etch patterns through the colored layers — one thin layer at a time to expose the different colors.
His patterns are astonishingly intricate and beautiful. And he creates his designs without using a pattern or even a preliminary sketch. Everything is translated directly from his vision onto the pot.
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Claudia Cooke
Claudia designs and creates gifts of metal for garden and home including hummingbird ornaments. She also has a love of photography, and prints her images on metal. She is locally owned and has been operating since 1986.
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Halldor Hjalmarson
A lifetime residency of living in and experiencing our Sonoran Desert, has given Hal valuable information in depicting exciting relationships between our birds and plants. Using malleable clay, he masterfully creates and captures vignettes from our visual experiences which then serve as permanent reminders of wonderful moments in nature.
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K&S Hummingbird Creations |
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Karen Barnes – Hummingbird Flagstone Painting
We try to capture the beauty of hummingbirds with custom flagstone paintings adding sparkle and dimension to highlight the beauty of these magnificent birds! We also have custom created notecards and other beautiful Southwest paintings.
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Debra Hummer
"The Hummingbird is my muse and it seems destined to have captured my heart seeing as my last name is Hummer! I spend countless hours watching them, trying to capture moments that are not visible to the unaided eye. I find great joy in sharing the fascination and beauty of Hummingbirds with others."
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Tucson Audubon inspires people to enjoy and protect birds through recreation, education, conservation, and restoration of the environment upon which we all depend. |
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Is a rainforest experience, located in Scottsdale, Arizona
As one of the largest butterfly conservatories in North America, Butterfly Wonderland is a lush, tropical paradise alive with thousands of friendly butterflies from all over the world. It is one of the best activities for families and visitors of all ages.
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Jay’s is a wild bird and nature gift store with two locations: Prescott and Flagstaff, Arizona. They specialize in products to attract wild birds in order to observe them, including bird feeders, seed, hummingbird and oriole supplies, field guides and more. They are an authorized Swarovski and Vortex Optics dealer. |
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The Benefactors of Red Rock State Park
The Benefactors of Red Rock State Park is the non-profit partner to the park. The park itself is an environmental Education center and birding destination in Northern Arizona.
The Audubon Society has designated Red Rock State Park as an important Bird area. Guided bird Walks are included in the entrance fee, Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7 a.m. You can visit our hummingbird patio with many feeders and seating in the shade to watch them up close. Adults (14+) $7.00, youth, (7-13) $4.00
Go to http://azstateparks.com/red-rock for more information
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At the chamber, we focus on the success of our member partners as critical economic contributors and civic leaders. As a Destination Management and Marketing Organization, we also direct our tourism industry, the region’s economic driver. We believe the success of small business and sustainable tourism management improves our quality of life in which we enjoy one of the world’s most inspiring natural settings, first-class accommodations and culinary choices, a nationally renowned cultural life and abundant outdoor recreational opportunities. |
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View all of our other exhibitors on our website! |
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We Can't Wait to See You
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Sedona Hummingbird Festival !
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