My sister sent me the sugar shaker device so that I can easily and accurately mix the proper amount of water and sugar to feed these beautiful tiny birds, I love them! This is a sticky job that needs to be done in a sink or tub, otherwise, your hands get really sticky.
I recommend using a bucket to move the feeder into the house and back because this sugar water actually leaves a slightly dark stain on pavements! It’s currently 106 degrees and I actually worked up a sweat refilling the feeder and hand-scrubbing one of the birdbaths out.
They get some nasty marine growth in just three days so it needs a drain and scrub every third day. Yuck. I use the Reverse Osmosis water for the feeders now instead of the city tap water which smells like chlorine!
Aw, you’re giving the hummers extra special treatment, that’s so SWEET of you! 🥰
That is quite a complicated feeding method – I would never have realised what they need
Having a bottle brush handy is helpful for cleaning the feeder. I have two feeders and so it’s quick to change the feeders, but you still have to clean up the one that just became empty. Nice post, John.
Thank you so much, Anneli! I like watching them, or waiting for them, in a chair in the backyard or through the glass door in my bedroom. So cute! There has been two birds doing what I think of as a dance in midair, my sister says that they are fighting over the two feeders. 🥰