Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are the easiest spectacular bird to bring to a yard and the easiest to accidentally harm — wrong sugar ratio, red dye, a moldy feeder. This section covers the gear and the care: the feeders worth buying, the 4:1 nectar recipe done right, and how to keep ants and bees from taking over.

• Best Ant Moats for Hummingbird Feeders: Stop Ants for Good

  How a $10 water moat ends the ant problem for good — capacity vs. evaporation, built-in vs. add-on, and why grease on a pole harms birds.