Opus 447 Garden Song 10-Ounce Glass Hummingbird Feeder

Well, now it's hanging by a makeshift cord "holder" I created. I gave the product 3 stars because it is easy to fill, easy to clean, and the hummingbirds in my yard had no problems switching from my UV weakened bottle-feeder to this feeder. I deducted one star because my birds seem to like a perch and this feeder doesn't have one, and one star for not providing a hanger already in the glass eye that the feeder hangs from. Hey guys, guess what! Glass is fragile, I'm an idiot, make it idiot-proof!


major design flaw   June 24, 2002
22 out of 24 found this review helpful

I purchased this model last summer. The plastic hook broke off very soon after it was hung. It appears to have been simply glued onto the top of the feeder. I have made several unsuccessful attempts to to reattach the hook. The feeder is now useless.


Nice design but poorly attached hanger   October 15, 2003
Rabbi Yonassan Gershom (Minnesota, USA)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful

I have had one of these for four years, and it's a nice feeder, except, as others have noted here, the plastic part you hang it with is just glued on, and it fell off not long after I got the feeder. Luckily the feeder was hanging over soft mulch in the veggie garden and not the rocks by the foundation of the house, so the glass globe did not break. I re-attached the hanger with Plumber's Goop (ranked next to duct tape in importance as a "Handyman's Secret Weapon") and it held OK. The problem seems to be that whatever Opus is using for an adhesive simply does not bond plastic to glass very well. Also, the little hole for inserting the s-hook is pretty small -- I ended up using thin wire instead. Yet another problem is that the glass globe is difficult to clean inside by hand (we don't have a dishwasher) because the hole is too small to admit the average bottle brush. Because of all this futzing around, I'm only giving it three stars, even though the hummingbirds love it and it look pretty when the sun shines through the glass.


Best Feeder for the Hummers   June 16, 2001
Ruth Hart (Central Square, NY United States)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful

This hummingbird feeder is the best I have ever found. It is easy to clean, thus safer for the birds. I also like the glass globe because it can go in the dishwasher to sterilize. I have one that is five years old and recently purchased three more for friends.


this is a good feeder despite the misleading advertisement   May 3, 2001
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

I didn't receive what I expected. The bottom part of this feeder is made of bight red plastic. It unscrews from the top section (allowing you to fill the feeder), and has small holes which allow the birds to drink. Contrary to what the photo suggests, the glass part of this feeder is not bright red. It is clear and colorless. Apparently, the one in the photo has been filled with red nectar. However, I've heard that red dye has not been proven to be harmless to hummingbirds. Don't bother purchasing ready-made nectars. It is just as easy and much less expensive to make your own with 1 part sugar to 4 parts water. I haven't hung the feeder outdoors, yet, so I can't comment on it's alleged "bee-resistance". Perhaps in the future I will return with a more complete report. Meanwhile, this feeder looks very good despite a rather misleading advertisement.