Customer Reviews

Perky-Pet 210P Popular Pinch Waist 16-ounce Glass Hummingbird Feeder

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This is by far my favorite sugarwater feeder. I'm a bird photographer and I often use two of these Perky Pet 160z feeders. I use one for attracting hummingbirds and one for attracting Baltimore Orioles. On the one I use for Orioles, I remove the yellow flowers from one or more ports, (after I observed an Oriole pull one out himself). The Orioles practicly line up once they discover it. The feeder is cheap but well constructed and heavy solid glass. Very easy to clean, and the yellow flowers pop out easy and are replacable in stores. I've used these feeders for years with out the need for replacing. The perches are well suited for both Orioles & hummingbirds. And unlike commercial oriole feeders, the perches don't have mechanical moving parts to open ports, and break, or difficult ports for birds. Another great feature for these feeders is they don't spill & leak nectar, are heavy and stable, even with the bigger visitors. I find the 16oz to be adequate, not to heavy for some of my set-ups, stays full long enough for a days bird photography with several all-day visitors. They should be taken down regularly for sanitizing, and to keep nectar fresh bout every 3 days, so anything bigger insn't necassary. I prefer to make my own sugarwater (1 part sugar to 4 parts water), with NO food coloring, The feeder is Red. Hummingbirds and Orioles Love this simple Feeder!!

The feeder is the perfect size. It immediately attracted hummingbirds and I thought they were drinking like crazy since I had to fill it almost every day. Turns out it was leaking through the flowers drip by drip. I'm now looking for another feeder.

I've tried various hummingbird feeders over the years and the Perky Pet 210P is the ONLY feeder worthy of my demanding standards! The only assembly required is to use the enclosed screw to attach the perch to the bottom and to thread the plastic-coated wire through the top cap, tie a knot inside the cap and "voila". The neatest feature about the PP210P is that the top cap can be unscrewed from the bottle therefore enabling the bottle to rest upside down on a flat surface...what better way to fill the bottle! Simply screw the base onto the filled bottle and you've got an upside-down feeder which transports from inside your home out to the yard WITHOUT SPILLING! Once outside turn the feeder right-side-up, screw on the top cap and hang it up. As far as cleaning goes, an old toothbrush is perfect! In a sink of hot, soapy water stick the toothbrush into the 3 semi-circle openings in the base and scrub away. I also use the toothbrush to clean the flowers by spinning them around and to clean the inside of the bottle. I just ordered my 6th and 7th PP210Ps in anticipation of this year's fall migration. Last year over the long Labor Day weekend I had no fewer than 30 hummingbirds at my existing 5 feeders and due to the drought here in Texas I'm expecting a bumper crop this year at my feeders! Happy birding! Kevin

This is the best functioning feeder I have seen. Hummingbirds like the perches. It's a good size - nectar doesn't spoil before being consumed. Easy to fill. Picture doesn't show perches, but they are on the unit I received.

I keep going back to this feeder. I've tried others but the hummingbirds seem to really like this one. However, it seems some that you get are leaky to start with. So, it definitely is some of these are not being checked properly before being sold. I like the way the 30 oz. Perky Pet is constructed a lot better and wish they would do the same with the 16 oz.

This is a really good feeder and you can't find it in stores anymore, at least not where I live. The bottom part is a little hard to clean, but if you change the food once a week, it doesn't need that much cleaning. The hummingbirds really love this feeder, and I've tried many different kinds. This is their favorite and I think it's because it's easy for them to get to the food and they also get to take a break and sit down on the perches, which also makes it easier for you to get a good look at them.

House finches used to dominate this feeder, and the hummers used it less as a result. I removed the perches and flowers from the feeding holes which made it difficult for the finches to perch. The hummers can still feed while in flight. Imagine my surprise when I saw a hooded oriole use it! They can perch on the edge and the feeding holes are now big enough for their beaks. I love this feeder!

I've been using this particular hummingbird feeder for several years now and my hummers love it because of the perches. They seem to hold up well even in the hot Florida sun. As a matter of fact, I just ordered two more to had to the collection.

The hummingbird feeder came well protected and packaged. The price, two-day delivery, was some nine dollars less than the local stores price of $23.99 vs Amazon's delivered price of $14.48. We can't afford local brick-n-mortar pricing, so with all due respect, they'll have to survive without our money.

We have another one of these already up and have been using it for years without problems. Somebody mentioned the included wire hanger. I simply knot the end of the wire, string it though the cap and tie a loop for hanging purposes. Takes a few minutes with a pair of needle nose pliers but doing so works a treat. The top holder is a screw on plastic top. So, as long as the top is intact, one doesn't need to worry about the glass container falling and breaking on the cement patio below because the top cap slipped off the glass container.

As to cleaning this unit, yes, we do use a few drops of laundry bleach and dish soap. If one takes the time to heavily rinse the container out, a dangerous level of residual chemicals isn't left behind. The choices are, use a few drops of bleach and dish soap or allow a heavy accumulation of fungus to grow. Not much that I've found in the middle. I find that an inexpensive baby bottle brush also helps with the cleaning of the inside walls of this container. A healthy bit of caution and creativity goes a long way in safely cleaning one of these feeders.

Overall, this is a quality product, at a low by comparison shipped price, that will give the user many years of trouble free use.

I have purchased 2 of these both leak after the first cleaning (alot) For some reason these are the most used by my hummers. I fixed the leak with aquarium sealant around the bottom where edges meet allow to cure for at least 24hrs. Had the most hummers i ever had last yr,went thru a gallon of nectar every 2 days. The weight of these filled are perfect for windy days also. The smaller ones blow all around.