Schrodt Designs Model HBL-HPS Sapphire Hummingbird Paradise Feeder

I own two of these feeders. They are absolutely wonderful and the hummingbirds love to feed from them. I have used other feeders, the more traditional kind. The problem is with the slighest wind they sway and the necture leaks out. With the Schrodt feeder the wind can blow but the nicture does not leak out.

Hummingbirds love this feeder and so do I. For several years these Schrodt feeders were difficult to find and if you found one, you had to pay premium. I am glad to see the feeders back with the same beautiful recycled French bottles. Schrodt feeder owners don't want any sacrifice to quality. We have 5 of this style in different colors. The Schrodt feeders are, to my mind, the most stylish of feeders; and the birds act as if they are at the yearly Crouch & Fitzgerald handbag clearance sale.

Some glass feeders regularly drip the sugar water food, which means open bar to ants. In 3 years, I have had no problem with dripping. But I am careful not to drip when hanging them and I clean any drops away from where they are hung. The brass, redwood and glass are long-lasting and stay looking good.

I have interchanged the feeders to see if the hummingbirds show a color preference; they seem to have preference to location but not color. --But I do. I love the pink,...Read more

The feeder looks great (the purple color is so attractive in the sunlight)but it is very difficult to clean because the mouth of the feeder is so narrow. Also I had to add perches so that the hummers had somewhere to land. It is priced a little high but I am overall satisfied with the purchase.