Some feel that in the cold weather a cold hummingbird drinking cold nectar makes them more susceptible to hypothermia unless they can warm up by flying while drinking. By morning, they really need to get some calories to replenish their energy level. When hummingbirds go to sleep at night, they go into a semi-coma state called torpor so as conserve energy. There are two thoughts on hummingbird feeders with and without perches. The big flowers seem to give them a sense of security not being able to see the other hummingbirds.
The hummingbirds seem to like to put their head all the way in the flower and hide their face while drinking. The flower on our hummingbird feeders that gets the most attention are the big red cup-like flowers. com have tried out several different kinds of flowers. The flowers are usually red, yellow, or a combination of these colors. A flower helps the hummingbird know where to aim his or her beak when getting the nectar. This is where the hummingbird gets the nectar out of the hummingbird feeders. The flower is important because it attracts the hummingbirds. Some bases are very small with only a few flowers or they can be larger and hold many flowers.
However, it is extremely important to the person putting the feeder back together. It is relatively unimportant what it looks like as far as the hummingbird is concerned. The base is where the tank attaches to the hummingbird feeder. If you don't clean the feeder, mold will grow inside the hummingbird food, which is not healthy for the hummingbirds. If a tank is too large, some of the nectar will be wasted when you clean the hummingbird feeder. If the tank is too small, the nectar will have to be refilled more often and is probably more difficult to clean. It is important to choose a hummingbird feeder with a tank that is large enough to hold enough hummingbird food or nectar for three (3) days if at all possible. However, they are much heavier than plastic. Glass tanks are a lot easier to clean and tend to look nice for a longer period of time. While plastic weighs less, they have a tendency to turn yellow over time. There are plastic tanks and there are glass tanks. It is relatively unimportant what the tank looks like as far as a hummingbird is concerned. The tank is the portion of hummingbird feeders that holds the nectar. These components include the tank, the base, the flowers, the perches and the mounting bracket. All feeders have the same basic components in different shapes and sizes.
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