First Nature 3051 Hummingbird Feeder, 16-Ounce

Previously I had a small glass-bottle feeder. It always dribbled out ant-attracting nectar onto the ground when it warmed in the sun. Fortuitously it broke when I moved two years ago. In the new house I got this 16 oz version of this First Nature feeder and hung it on the kitchen window with a suction cup hook. Initially I'd go through only 8 oz of nectar in a week. But before long I had a regular crew of 6-8 hummers that'd finish off 16 oz in 2-3 days. Then I got s second feeder, a 32 oz feeder to mount on the other side of the patio. Now I'm filling up both these feeders every 2-3 days. While there is pretty much a steady stream of 2-7 hummers all day long, at certain times (like around sunset) I've got a total of 16-20 in my backyard. It's great buzzy, chirpy fun to be out there with them!These only difference between the 16 oz and 32 oz is the size of the bottle. The base is exactly the same. The advantage of the 16 oz is the bottle is smaller in diameter and it blocks less of the view to the other side. Of course, the downside is it holds less. Every time I clean and fill these I marvel at the design. Literally, I can bring one into the house, disassemble the three pieces, clean every internal and exterior surface with a sponge or dish brush, rinse, put the two base halves together, fill the bottle, and then screw the base on, then (with the base still on top) walk it outside, turn it over and hang it.... all in less than 60 seconds. Really! Less than a minute!I live in Southern California and the feeders get refilled about every 3 days, so I have not had any problem with mold. If I did, it would take only an extra minute longer to clean away the mold.If you are having a problem with leakage it's probably because you twisted one of the base halves onto the bottle more than the other and they are not snapped tight together. I experienced this once, figured out the problem, and have never had any other leak problem. Keep the base halves together properly and they won't leak.The only thing I don't like about these First Nature bottles is that the hook is loose and flops over to the side. Because I need to reach up to hook the feeders onto the hanger, I glued and wired the hook in a secure upright position. It took about a minute on each one. With that, it's excellent!Microwave method for making nectar: I'm not very good at minding a pot of boiling water on the stove top, so I figured a good microwave protocol for doing a 4:1 water to sugar mix. In my 1 qt Pyrex measuring cup I put 700ml of filtered water, then add about 300ml of granulated sugar. (Measured with my 1 pint Pyrex measuring cup.) that leaves enough space on top I can stir it without sending sugar water overboard. I stir and swirl it, then put it in my microwave for 5 min. I try to stir it once or twice while it's heating. At the end of 5 min there may be a tiny bit of sugar not in suspension. I stir it again and give it one more minute in the microwave. While that's happening, I fill my 1-pint size Pyrex cup with ice as I'm aiming to add about 500ml of cold water to a big stainless mixing bowl. When microwave goes ding, the sugar water is cooked and clear and I pour it over the ice. Stir that a bit, and in about two min all the ice is melted, the temps are good, and the new nectar is ready to rock-n-roll. That amount is just right to fill both 16 oz + 32 oz feeders. If I'm just filling one, the excess goes into a Nalgene bottle and into the fridge.Based on my positive experience with two of their feeders, I'm a big fan of First Nature.

This is all plastic and looks just as pictured. Easy to put together and disassemble for cleaning. Easy to clean. We've had no issues with leaks. Our hummingbirds love it and the neighborhood bees (from a neighbor's hive) seem to love to come drink from it too.

This feeder is a great value. I especially like the fact that the bottom section comes apart so that it is easy to thoroughly clean it. The wide mouth makes it easy to fill and it holds plenty of sugar water. The hummingbirds have not complained!

I own both the 16- and 32-ounce hummingbird feeder (2 out of 5 I own). The 16- and 32-ounce are almost identical, with the feeding ports and base being exactly the same (even the base cap is interchangeable). If you’re deciding between the two sizes, go with the 32-ounce first, which is what I did. I’ve noticed the 32-ounce is more bang-for-your-buck (price is usually about the same and even sometimes lower than the 16-ounce) and is great if you’ve got a lot of hummingbirds and/or orioles (lucky you!). Also, because you never know how many visitors you’ll have. But if you know you’ll potentially have extremely territorial males guarding the feeder, go with whichever is cheaper, because you’ll very likely end up buying several—which is also what I ended up doing since encountering several territorial hummers on guard duty (each one must have their own feeder!). Mind you, one hummer drinks very little, so you won’t even need to fill it half full before the mixture goes bad. I also recommend marking the water line on the feeder in the beginning if you think you don’t have visitors. Just by eyeballing it you probably couldn’t tell, but you may indeed have one or two if it dips only slightly (check the same day—once in the morning then before dusk), say ¼ inch.One of the reasons I like this feeder is that the visiting hooded orioles can drink from it too and is sturdy enough for them. Juveniles have a harder time, though, as I observed one playing ring-around-a-rosy trying to fit his larger beak into a hole but not getting anything—to which he then tried to frustratingly pry it open after not succeeding. Fortunately I observed no obvious damage. Clean-up has also been very easy as well, as there is no complex maze on the interior of the base, and unlocking the base is also very easy since it’s plastic (no worries about the sugar sealing it shut). Both these feeders reside at my parents’ place, so it’s simple enough for them to maintain. The S-hook is also great, because it’s a snap-in on one side so it can’t easily be lost as it secures the hook to the feeder and isn’t open-ended.But that’s not to say this feeder doesn’t have its issues. First off, there’s no ant moat, and while I haven’t had issues with ants (yet), a few earwigs have managed to weasel their way into the under part of the top base and wedge themselves inside (in between the clear and red plastic parts). It hasn’t been too big of an issue, but that means always hosing it off outside first before bringing it inside for a thorough cleaning. Another issue is that it’s attracted both wasps and yellow jackets recently. The wasp I’m not too concerned with, but the yellow jacket has been highly aggressive—both with the hummingbirds and with me getting anywhere within range of it when it’s feeding. It’ll linger for a while too—ugh! Also, I suspect a bat issue draining the feeder at night, but it really depends on where I place it, and so, because of this constant problem, it no longer hangs in the avocado tree. That being said, the latter two issues could be resolved if fitted with a bee guard, but then the orioles wouldn’t be able to access the nectar. Another issue, and only an issue if you have orioles visiting the feeder, is that the holes are so large that whenever they rock the feeder (landing or leaving), I’ve witnessed so much swaying that nectar comes splashing out everywhere.You’ll also notice in some of my pictures that I’ve fitted a makeshift plastic cover/awning over it. When I first put them up, the raining season still hadn’t ended in SoCal, and so I just cut a hole out of a round container lid that was little oversized from the base, and while it’s not pretty, it does the trick! I’ve left it on because I’ve noticed it’ll stop the bird poop coming from above and hitting the feeder ports. It’s not 100%, but 9 out of 10 times ain’t bad!

Easy to fill, easy to clean. However, it was end of season, I wanted it very clean to put away over winter, so I put it in the top shelf of the dishwasher. Um, just don't. Hence the reason I purchased this again!

Lo que no me gusto es que no trae nada para poderlo colgar

I had not used a hummingbird feeder for years since our previous one was an ant magnet and often leaked.Hungry birds recently started buzzing around our deck so we decided to feed them.This one is inexpensive. Easy to fill. Does not leak. No ants so far. And the hummingbirds love it. They found it within hours. They seem to like the perch.My only complaint is that if not empty, it is impossible to refill without the remaining liquid flowing out of the holes, but perhaps all inverted feeders share this weakness.I would buy again.Update: May 2022.Just starting my 2nd season. This is a great inexpensive feeder. Does not leak, except when the feeder is first inverted and the bottom reservoir fills, and some liquid comes out of the feeding holes. Otherwise it is leakproof while hanging. Last season 1 wasp managed to get inside but zero ants. Easy to clean. The hummingbirds and downy woodpeckers love it.I leave it hanging from a hook and it has never become detached.Packaging is minimal. Just a plastic bag. Mine has a warped perch from being bent in transit and will not straighten. Does not bother the birds, however.Update August 2022. At least 4 hummingbirds are on the feeder all day, along with a couple of downy woodpeckers. The ants have been an issue, however, this season so I just received an ant moat.No leaks at all. I had been removing the bottom of the tray to refill it, but now unthread the plastic reservoir. I find it less prone to leaking when inverted.I find 1/3 cup of sugar and 1 1/3 cups of water lasts about a week. And can be inverted without leaking. At that point the feeder needs to be cleared of dead ants. Will update once the ant moat is installed.Never had it blow off in the wind or leak. Learning curve but still recommended.

Large capacity

Le faltan las florecillas que en otros modelos vienen ya puestas en donde beben los colibríes directamente, si no están ya incluidas el bebedero se llena de abejas y los colibríes no pueden acceder a él de tanta abeja.

We replace 4 older style feeders with these feeders and we are more than pleased with how the hummingbirds took to them and how easy they are to clean. Excellent design.