That on the left is a hummingbird feeder. You fill the bottle part with a 1:4 mix of water and ordinary white sugar, and, in theory, the birds feed from the red tray below which has four or so access holes. Because ants are a problem, you need to add the upper gizmo, which is filled with water (ants won't cross water).And this morning, a female Anna's Hummingbird was feeding at the feeder! The exclamation mark is necessary because at this time of year, there is an abundance of natural nectar: the jacarandas and bottle-brush trees are in full bloom, along with many other flowering plants I can't put a name to.
I have also put up a feeder containing sunflower hearts, but am not optimistic I will get much more than alien House Sparrows.
I am now working on a diy fruit feeder in the hope of attracting the orioles (Bullock's and Hooded, you will recall) into the garden. Watch this space.
New bird for the garden list yesterday: Warbling Vireo, characterised by being featureless except for a faint supercilium. I guess it warbles good, though.
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