I would like to ask a question of anyone who feeds the hummers in an upward facing feeder. Do you change your hummingbird feeder immediately after a rain or do you just go about your routine schedule? We had rain Friday so I changed the hummer feeders after it had cleared. Then we had a couple more rainstorms and I don't know if I should refresh their sugar nectar food. I feed in a saucer type feeder. Does anyone else have any similar experiences?
Thanks,
Chuck
Hummingbirds vs the rain
Sometimes my hummie feeders seem to fill up with water when it rains. It dilutes the mixture so I just dump 'em and refill them...elsewise, if it's going to rain for a long time I usually hang the feeders under my back porch eave - where they are out of the elements.
~ Cat
Change it. I do the same as Cat above. If it really going to downpour move it under cover or at night I will go ahead and bring it in.