Perky Pet Products 211 Hummingbird Feeder

This has been my first summer in the USA, and with it came the opportunity to entice the peculiarly lovely hummingbirds into closer view. Of course everything comes with a price tag, and in this case, it was the cost of the feeders. I have not been disappointed by this feeder. I would have given it 5 stars, but for the fact that there is no perch for the birds to land on and feed. It does not seem to bother the birds however.

I have bought 7 feeders, of which 4 have been these. The hummingbirds are so aggressively territorial that one bird (usually a female) will dominate one feeder. They will try to dominate more than one if they can. They usually find a perch in clear view of their 'treasure'. When a rival approaches there is a flurry of wings and agitated twittering as the newcomer is chased away. To counter this, I have learned to position each one just out of sight of the others. I can watch them, but they cannot see each other. It seems to work.

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I have several hummingbird feeders and this is a favorite among our local hummingbird population. I like it because it is easy to clean, using a bottle brush, although my brush doesn't quite fit to the end which is a problem. I've had it for over a year and it is still in fine shape. Definately a bargain!

Hours of pleasure. I bought four of these last week. I already had two of another make. They were more expensive and much bigger. The problem is that our hummies are so territorial that they chase off all others. The result is that the level drops slowly and the mixture tends to deteriorate. I looked for more of the smaller feeders and decided to try these. The smaller size means that we waste less nectar and have more feeders - and hence more hummies - but read on for our observations on getting more birds. I did not want glass which I thought too vulnerable to breaking ( as my wife would tell you, I do tend to rival Olympic gymnasts when I reach around on the step-ladders, sadly, it is inadvertent. I am to grace and balance what Ghengis Khan was to world peace). Anyway no problem about the plastic ones, and the hummies love them. Sadly they have to keep flying as there is no perch for them. That probably means that they need to visit the feeders more often. When I...Read more