HummZinger® Ultra Testimonial

HummZinger® Ultra Testimonial
After using Aspect's Hummzinger Excel hummingbird feeder for three (going on four) seasons now, I didn't think it was possible to improve on the design. I was wrong. After less than a month of using the Hummzinger Ultra I'm sold on this design with its Nectar-Guard tips. The Ultra has all of the features of the Excel (which I still use) but, in addition, it has Nectar-Guard tips that prevent insects from entering the reservoir and contaminating the nectar. These tips are soft, pliable pieces that fit over the feeding ports. They allow the hummingbird's beak to pass through to the nectar but are rigid enough to keep insects from passing through. The Hummzinger Ultra is mounted just outside my office window while the Hummzinger Excel is mounted in front of the living room picture window. It took the hummingbirds less than a week to start feeding at the Ultra. A male Ruby-throated Hummingbird has now claimed the newest feeder as his own, chasing away any others who may try to feed at 'his' feeder. Just last night, a persistent interloper was doing her best to feed at the Ultra, but the male would spread out his tail feathers and actually made contact a couple of times in flight to let her know that she wasn't welcome. That is why we still use the Excel feeder (out of sight of the Ultra feeder) so every hummingbird has a chance to feed in relative peace. The Ultra's nectar stays fresh longer than the Excel's nectar (this may be due to a number of factors including the Nectar-Guard tips, sun exposure and the use of the HummBrella - a plastic dome that covers the hummingbird feeder). Once the nectar starts turning cloudy due to bacteria, it's time to whip up a fresh batch of nectar, clean the feeder with hot water and hang it back up with the fresh nectar for hours of more hummingbird-watching enjoyment.

Jeff M.

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