I live in downtown Seattle, where birding (especially bird feeding)
can be challenging, to say the least. I've had a standard Perky Pet
hummingbird feeder hanging on my deck for about six months with no
luck. I've cleaned it weekly, tied a red ribbon around it, surrounded
it with plants favored by hummers - but nothing. I work from home
(most of the time sitting within eyesight of the feeder) and the
sugar water level never goes down. Hummers can be stealthy, but I
know they haven't been to my feeder.

Until today. When a bit of motion caught the corner of my eye this
afternoon, I looked up to see a female Anna's drinking from the
feeder. She's been back four times--make it five, as I type--in the
last twenty minutes and even perched for a spell on one of my hanging
plants.

I had to share this little victory with someone who could appreciate it.

Dan