Give hummingbirds a garden loaded with these tasty nectar-producing flowers, shrubs, and vines and enjoy the outdoor entertainment.

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Ruby-throated hummingbirds typically return to Massachusetts in mid-May and will stay until mid-September.

She said hummingbirds also like bright-colored flowers and are attracted to red and orange. “But I’ve also seen hummingbirds at lavender and blueberry bushes, so it’s not hard and fast that they’ll ...