I have been trying for many years to get hummingbirds to visit our garden. Friends of ours have hummingbirds year round, I have seen them come to the feeder at Christmas, with the snow around. It is an amazing sight, as they dart in an out, hovering in mid air. Not so in our neighbourhood, I think I have seen one in ten years. I am still persisting, changing the feeder solution and occasionally the position of the feeder. I'm also looking to plant some more hummingbird friendly flowers, like fuchias. We are in an urban setting, there are lots of traffic noises, and lots of predators, particularly crows, so I can understand why Mrs HumBird is put off.