HUMMINGBIRD
KINDNESS KIT
Tips to Up Your Hummingbird Hospitality Game
A PDF guide with my top tips for feeder setup, sugar water recipes, and winterizing your garden for these tiny athletes. And you'll meet Sweetie Bird, one of the first nests I documented.
You'll also be added to our Hummingbird Heartbeat Community: A bi-weekly email where I share rare nest footage and stories. You can unsubscribe anytime.
A RIPPLE OF KINDNESS
The Kindness kit is a short, visual PDF Guide with tips on feeder setup, seasonal care, and habitat choices that encourage hummingbirds to return and nest nearby. It's based on years of close observation, including the full nesting story of Sweetie Bird.
INSIDE THE KIT
Inside the Kit, you'll find:
How feeder placement affects stress, feeding, and survival
How to adjust your summer and winter nectar recipe
How to shape your yard to support nesting and fledglings
How to protect hummingbirds through cold, rain, and snow
What most well-meaning people miss without realizing it
THE KINDNESS KIT MISSION
Hummingbirds are tiny athletes that live life at full throttle. Because they rely so heavily on the food sources we provide, even a small act of kindness can help them thrive, stay safe, and return to your garden year after year.
MEET SWEETIE BIRD
Sweetie Bird is an Anna’s Hummingbird whose nesting cycle has been filmed and observed in detail, from egg to first flight.
Her story runs through this guide because it shows what hummingbirds actually need:
Safe feeding access
Nearby shelter
Nursery bushes for fledglings
Quiet conditions during nesting
Reliable food during rapid growth phases
Understanding her story changes how you see the sweetie birds in your backyard.
HUMMINGBIRDS IN YOUR BACKYARD
You’ll learn how simple choices can turn your yard into a place hummingbirds choose to build their home:
Where to place feeders to reduce territorial stress
How shrubs and perches support nesting success
Which materials help birds build and insulate nests
How fledglings use nearby cover after leaving the nest
YOUR HUMMINGBIRD HOST
I’m Eric Pittman, a Naturalist and Hummingbird Cinematographer. For nearly two decades, I’ve documented over 250 hummingbirds and 130 nests, amassing one of the largest libraries of hummingbird footage in the world.
My work has been featured by the BBC, Netflix, CBC, PBS, and many more, but my true passion is helping people like you witness and care for these miracles in your own backyard.
The Hummingbird Kindness Kit is my way of giving back, sharing some of my most requested care tips from years of filming quietly in the garden.
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