21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Hummers Love This Feeder!,
July 2, 2000 By A Customer
This review is from: Schrodt Designs HBL-HP Hummingbird Paradise Lantern Feeder, Clear (Lawn & Patio)
This feeder is a most have for any bird enthusiast. It is easy to fill and the hummingbirds just love it. I was so happy with mine that I also gave my mother one for her birthday. I highly recommend it.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Worth the money,
June 24, 2001 Poppa Guy "Poppa Guy" (Willard, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Schrodt Designs HBL-HP Hummingbird Paradise Lantern Feeder, Clear (Lawn & Patio)
We've tried different types and styles of hummingbird feeders and this one is the best of them all. It's easy to clean and the hummingbirds love it.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Very decorative, but impractical,
September 1, 2005 PhotoFogey (Western NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Schrodt Designs HBL-HP Hummingbird Paradise Lantern Feeder, Clear (Lawn & Patio)
We've had this feeder in use for about four months, and find it a pretty decoration for the yard, but impractical as a feeder. We added this as a fourth feeder in addition to three plastic and glass "Perky Pet" feeders we've been using for several seasons.
First, it took the hummers about six weeks to even find the feeder; there are no features on it to attract them, other than the anododized aluminum "blossoms", that are such a dull color that they are apparently un-noticed by the Birds. I finally tied a piece of fluorescent orange surveyor's tape to the top to attract attention. Now it's used, but much less than our other feeders. I suspect the metal ring gets quite hot when the sun hits it, and the birds have figured out they might get "scorched".
Also, it is very prone to fungus (mildew) growth, and the sugar solution goes bad in about half the time as in the other feeders. It is fairly difficult to decontaminate, since the wooden parts absorb the sugar...Read more