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This feeder bottom is the easiest to clean of all. The threaded hole fits many common bottles so you can use the # of ounces best for your needs. I use an 8 ounce olive oil bottle, well cleaned. A pipe strap attaches a plastic electrical tie very tightly for a hanger. I Will never buy any other kind from now on---and I have tried the all!
Johanna
Favorite hummingbird feeder
Morning, Ms Flicker!
All you ladies who love hummers, flowers and butterflies have got to be beautiful people!
Especially for cleaning ease, you should reconsider the virtues of the "saucer" feeders made by ASPECTS. Other manufacturers such as DROLL YANKEES, PERKY-PET, OPUS have similar models. Of all the feeders I have tried, the Aspects units get top awards. Made in America, lifetime warranty, just pop the top, wash out & re-fill are features that get my attention.
Bob Sargent, internationally recognized ornithologist and bird bander form Alabama, really raves about the "Dr.JB feeder. This is one of the few I have not tried yet, so can not offer an opinion. Since Bob's main love is hummingbirds and he puts out 30 - 50 each summer, in several locations for his migration studies, he should have a good grip on what is easiest to clean.
I suppose the diversity in our thinking is good. Our learning experience is what benefits our little
friends. God bless.
I like my Hummzinger the best.
Hummies will come to just about any type of feeder - as you can tell by my garden diary photos of recycled insulin bottles and whatnot.
It's us folks who purchase feeders based on our idea of what looks good :o)
I like those feeder bottoms too Flicker - those double rings ensure a hummie can perch without slipping through the rings. Have seen photos of hummies with their beaks stuck and where they have slipped throught those single ringed types. I have those bottoms on 32 ounce jars during the peak hummie season :o)
~ Cat
HB Joe,
Yes, I have heard of Bob Sargent. I have been to several bandings--he was the bander at 1 of them. I have had a bander in my yard for 2 winter migrants--1 rufous and 1 broad tailed.
Here are sites to the Dr JB feeder. I will have to buy on for sure. A big improvement in the bottle style, especially.
The $20 version:http://www.drjbs.com/
The $45 version:http://www.songbirdgarden.com/store/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=3651
Thanks,
Johanna
That big, bald guy is a prince. I will probably order one of the smaller Dr.JB units and check it out.
What is really important to me is the hummingbird acceptance. Secondary is the cleaning ease. As a retired chemist, I can concoct something to dissolve just about anything and get the feeder clean too.
Aren't those winter hummingbirds fantastic? We have also enjoyed a Rufus for two winters. He did not return last year and my whole family missed him. Last year had 2 Calliopes for a while. There is a story in my latest book describing my youngest grandson releasing "our" Rufous after banding. He had just turned 6 and we have seen a remarkable change in his perception of God's critters.
Approximately 4 months after the Rufous failed to appear, he approached me and asked: "Paw-Paw, do you think we should call that ornithologist to find out when our Rufous is going to return". I didn't think he would remember the word ornithologist, but he did. Who knows how long the magic spell of hummingbirds and flowers will last with our children. We feel blessed.