How

Our solution comes in two parts:

Feeder
Nectar

Feeder Unit

Our unit has several features that better support the Rufous Hummingbird:

Tubular flowers

20mm long, 3-5 millimeters wide. This mimics natural flowers.

Block-boards

This prevents territorial aggression.

Multiple feeding levels

This allows more hummingbirds to access the feeder at the same time.

3D Printing

This was so that people across the hummingbird range could access it.

Note on 3D printing:

We are using PETG filaments, which are food-safe, and because of the thin layers, no bacteria are trapped between them.

Nectar

After testing our multiple solutions, we have decided with:

25% Sugar concentration, which is 100% sucrose.

When this is put together, it could look something like this:

Why it could work:

Based on our research

We have researched over 50 scientific books and articles to come up with our results, so we believe it is most accurate.

Simple, anyone can do it.

It is going to be 3D printed, so once it has been created, it can be easily duplicated and quickly support the hummingbird population.

- New solution.

Compared to traditional hummingbird feeders, it can prevent territorial fights and attract more hummingbirds. Traditional hummingbirds have very tight spacing and allow other hummingbirds to see when a hummingbird is on the feeder, but it also doesn’t have the preferred shape of flowers. This feeder has blockboards, huge spacing, and tubular flowers, which the hummingbird favors.

Some Sources:

Grant, V., & Temeles, E. J. (1992). Foraging ability of rufous hummingbirds on hummingbird flowers and hawkmoth flowers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 89(20), 9400–9404. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.89.20.9400

Stiles, F. G. (1975). Ecology, flowering phenology, and hummingbird pollination of some Costa Rican Heliconia species. Ecology, 56(2), 285–301. https://doi.org/10.2307/1934961

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