I work next to a marsh that is full of all types of birds. Since there are lots of hummingbirds I figured that it would be fun to bring them in a little closer. It took several days for the hummers to take notice of the feeder but now a few of the more daring little guys visit it every once in awhile. The only problem is there is a lot of natural food options nearby and the birds seem to prefer real flowers over my sugar water dispensing plastic. I wish it did a better job attracting them but I guess if I was in the same position I'd opt for the real flowers too!