Another volunteer at Hilltop, Sarah Rayner, advises adding nectar to a clean hummingbird feeder by mixing one cup sugar with four cups water.
In Rayner's yard, the female, whom she has dubbed Sweet Girl, is presently incubating her eggs in a nest box. She claims she can typically summon Sweet Girl to come out of her box and that the birds are aware of her.
"Without nature, I couldn't survive even a single day," Rayner remarked, pausing to show off a black swallowtail at Hilltop.
"It has improved my life, and I try my hardest to support these birds in my tiny front and rear gardens. Every yard matters.