2024-12-16
Hāʻawi nā pāka a me nā kīhāpai kūlanakauhale i nā hummingbirds me nā ʻano meaʻai kūʻokoʻa like ʻole, e like me:
Nectar: Ua kanu pinepine ʻia nā pāka a me nā māla o ke kūlanakauhale me nā pua like ʻole, e like me ka crape myrtles, begonias, cherry blossoms, a pēlā aku. ʻO ka nuku lōʻihi o ka hummingbird a me ke alelo hiki ke hoʻihoʻi ʻia e ʻae iā ia e ʻohi pono i ka nectar mai nā pua.
Nā Insects: He kumu meaʻai koʻikoʻi nā ʻōpala i nā paka a me nā māla i nā manu hummingbirds. ʻImi ʻo Hummingbirds e like me nā nalo, nā nalo, nā ʻupena, nā pīkī, a me nā ʻupena no ka protein a me nā meaʻai pono ʻē aʻe.
Kohu: I ka liʻiliʻi o nā kumu wai puna, ʻo nā manu hummingbirds e komo pū i ke kohu i koe mai loko mai o nā lua o nā mea lāʻau omo kohu. ʻOiai ʻaʻole ʻo ka kohu ke kumu meaʻai nui no nā manu hummingbirds, hiki iā ia ke hāʻawi i ka ikehu hou inā ʻaʻole lawa ka nectar.
Hoʻopili ʻia kēia mau meaʻai i nā paka a me nā kīhāpai kūlanakauhale, e hāʻawi ana i nā kūlana ʻai kūpono no nā manu hummingbirds. Eia kekahi, ʻo ka palekana pili o nā paka a me nā kīhāpai kūlanakauhale e hiki ai i nā hummingbirds ke ʻai a moe i kahi noho mālie.