A professional hummingbird researcher (who asked to remain anonymous) wrote to me that her favorite feeder is the Perky-Pet Little Beginner. She likes it because the capped opening is the full width of the reservoir, which makes it very easy to clean thoroughly with a bottle brush. It's also small enough that people aren't tempted to fill it and leave it up too long between cleanings. For many folks living where hummingbird visits are infrequent, the Little Beginner may be their best choice.

This same reviewer also thinks that Perky-Pet's 210-P with the hourglass-shaped glass bottle (and similar feeders) is unsuitable because you can't get a bottle brush into the "shoulder" of the bottle. She feels that the main criterion in selecting a feeder is that it be easy to take apart and clean. I agree with her completely.

I no longer recommend products from Perky-Pet, due to their recalcitrant position on powdered mixes containing red dye.

Woodstream Corp.
69 North Locust Street
Lititz, PA 17543
www.birdfeeders.com