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I don't maintain hummingbird feeders, so I am not quite sure why there is such a fuss about the ants? Do they actually clog the openings to the feeder? I can see that it would not be so much fun to try to handle feeders with ants on them when replenishing the freshly made syrup. My curiosity about this is that hummingbirds do require a certain amount of protein in their diet, and I would think that the presence of the ants so close to their source of sugar syrup would be helpful to them and give them a far better chance at a balanced diet. Surely this is how hummies capture small insects, as they invade natural flowers for nectar. Are these syrup feeders really for the hummingbirds or for us? Jean Timpa in Wolfville
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