Perky-Pet Mounted 455-2 Glass Window Hummingbird Feeder

This feeder is made with thick glass and sturdy plastic. My only concern is how long the suction cups will hold, but I plan to wash it at least weekly, so that may be a non-issue. I’m very impressed – I had my first hummingbird visitor within HOURS of putting it up on my window – they seem to like it.

Justo lo que puedes usar si no quieres colgar el bebedero. Funciona muy bien en las ventanas. Cabe mencionar que es grande y un poco pesado, pero de buena calidad. Los colibríes lo usan y se quedan a beber.

I really love this style of feeder and I was excited that it was glass instead of plastic because it won’t fade or get brittle in the sun. However, the suction cups are awful. I had this for less than 3 months before it fell and shattered. I refill weekly from May until the hummingbirds disappear and more often than not, at least one of the suction cups would come off of the window.
Pros:
The base is very nice and extremely open and easy to clean.
The perches are on the sides unlike some feeder that have perches and holes in the front and you’ll always be able to see the birds.
No breakable clips to hold the base onto the glass part, it just twists and locks

Cons:
The hole of the glass feeder is very small and I have to use a funnel to refill which unfortunately also makes it very hard to clean.
The suction cups don’t hold and this feeder will eventually fall off of your window (and possibly shatter all over your desk like mine did)

I’m almost tempted to purchase another one of these because I really do like it compared to some of the other window feeders but I can’t deal with broken glass and constantly having to reattach it to the window.

Me encantó que ergonómicamente está excelente para colocarlo en la ventana y los colibríes los aman, es importante que veas el video en la pág web del fabricante donde el tutoríal te explica los pasos previos para colocar los chupones en la ventana; Llueve y no se despega para nada. Te recomiendo que compres 2 bebederos para que los colibríes no se peleen porque son muy territoriales. Excelente calidad y diseño.

I know hummers are attracted to the color red, but I’m still amazed they found me. Here’s why:

I live in the heart of a big city. It’s not Times Square mind you, but it’s no Suburb by any stretch. I was quite concerned, given that I’ve never tried to attract HB’s before. I didn’t know how they would ever find my feeder, and if my homemade Nectar concoction would even be tasty.
Check, Check, and triple Check.

First, I placed my feeder on a small, south-facing window outside my kitchen. It’s not recommended to have the Nectar in the sun, but we’ve had some really gray days, and the temps have been on the cool side; with highs between the 50’s and 60’s. The upper pane of this window is only about 7 feet above our patio floor. I figured if the suction cups didn’t hold it would fall into a old pot of soil underneath and have a higher chance of surviving. I hung it out there for 3-4 days with no action.

As the daytime highs began to creep into the mid 70’s and the clouds began to break, I decided to move the feeder to a North-facing window. This placement had it’s own concerns as the feeder would be somewhat obscured by two short trees that branch out pretty close to the window. Also just 3 feet away, I have another suction cup feeder with seeds that attracts Cardinals, Catbirds, Sparrows, and unfortunately Gray Squirrels with bigger stomachs that any songbird. I wasn’t sure if the Hummers would be turned off by the activity.

The feeder hung there for a few days – still no action. After some heavy downpours the feeder suction cups lost some grip and the feeder slid to the bottom of the window pane and sat there, still holding it’s upright position. I brought it in, cleaned the window, the glass jar, and even the suction cups. Here’s a tip: for more suction, smear a tiny bit of shampoo or hand lotion inside the suction cups. This improves the suction cup’s performance big time!

I changed the nectar batch once more and after another 2 – 3 days, including periods with some pretty heavy downpours – voila, my first HB sighting ever! Two birds flew in from the East on a 58 degree Saturday afternoon and fed for about 45 seconds and disappeared. I sat there for an hour waiting for a return visit. Nothing. Then 3 hours later, one comes back. I was giddy. Several visits ensued until it was too dark to notice them anymore!

As you can see, this feeder worked for me so I recommend it.

Make sure after filling the jar with nectar, that you twist the plastic bottom enough to make a secure connection to avoid spillage. I wasted some on the countertop when I failed to do this properly.

I like that it has a glass bottle, and the suction works well on my 6th floor balcony

The hummingbirds seem to really like this feeder. It sticks well to our living room window and is easy to refill and clean.