Songbird EssentialsNectar Protector Junior, Bird Feeder Protection, Clear

I love this Songbird Essentials Clear Nectar Bird Feeder Protector. It works perfectly as an "Ant Moat" to keep the ants from getting into my hummingbird feeder solution. Plus, this little device also attracts the smaller birds, like the yellow finches, and invites them to have a quick drink.I previously had one of these in red, hooked above my hummingbird feeder. But it fell and broke. So I found this gem to replace the broken one. I actually like this one SO MUCH better!Because it is clear I can see from anywhere when the water level is getting low or dirty.This is a keeper and I will purchase it again if it ever breaks.

For years, I had been using clear plastic ant moats to protect my hummingbird feeders, but they became unsightly over the course of the summer as algae grew inside, often in the matter of days. Even though I'd clean them every week, they gradually stopped looking nice. This red ant moat solves both problems: long-term appearance and rapid algae growth since the sun can't get into the sides. (Yes, it will probably still grow algae, but mine hasn't yet.) This size is perfect, too. Smaller sizes tend to evaporate quickly, thus potentially letting in ants before you realize it, and larger sizes drop the feeder lower. Each moat comes with one S hook taped to the inside, but you'll need another to complete the connection with either the feeder itself or the shepherd hook you use. (Hummingbird feeders often come with their own hook.)I'm glad I found this. The red color keeps algae (mostly) at bay, and it serves as an additional enticement to hummingbirds, especially if you're placing your first feeder in their territory.-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann

Like everyone...we had a terrible ant problem...I tried all the easy options, including a chalk line (which I've seen work before!) and these little buggers just kept coming! I finally researched more and found Ant Moats...and then read the reviews...the number one complaint was that they needed to be refilled often...then I found this one...PERFECT! It's hot as balls here and I fill it once a week when I change the hummingbird feeder and it barely goes down at all. Also, you can see the bugs that do try to cross floating...zero ants! Woohoo! Highly recommend!!!

The media could not be loaded.  I live in southern Arizona, where we have tons of hummingbirds and, each fall, migrating bats stop by to drink from the hummingbird feeder, completely draining it each night.It is fun to watch, and I like using a trail camera to take photos and video of the bats. This year some large ants discovered the feeder, and every morning I would find 40 or 50 of them in the empty feeder when I went to clean and fill it. They weren't aggressive, and the bats and hummingbirds only seemed mildly bothered... but I didn't like opening the feeder to see them swarming around my feet.I tried a small (3 oz.) hummingbird moat, and while it slowed the ants down, it did not stop them, and I still found at least five ants in the feeder each morning. This bigger (9 oz.) model is much more effective, and I have never found more than one ant in the feeder since starting to use it.The color photos show the feeder full of ants, without any external ant moat. The bat photo shows a bat drinking from the ant-free feeder with the ant moat above. The video shows the same, plus - bonus - bats drinking water from the reservoir. :)

It works great!

I was a little skeptical after reading reviews on this and other products. A deep and wide moat was what I was looking for (figuring it would be the hardest to get past) and the clear plastic was a bonus. I have had it up for almost a week now and only ONE ANT somehow managed to make it past the water. I am very impressed with how well this is working to keep our nectar feeder clean and ant free. It was easy to add right to our existing shepherds hook set up and is easy to clean as well. The humming birds seem happy too, enjoying a pest free meal. Oh and FYI, the little birds like to sometimes perch on it and take a drink too.

I have several different kinds of ant moats for my 6 hummingbird feeders. A couple are cuter than this one, but this one is deep so it holds enough water that I don't have to constantly refill it. It's transparent, so I can see if I need to add water and it isn't as obtrusive as the pretty, but distracting, red moats. It is super easy to just pour water in the top, vs the cute ones that have a little sort of cover above the moat to, theoretically, keep the water from evaporating so fast. I've never had a problem w/ ants w/ this moat. Cute/pretty is nice, but this is all-around much better.

Good capacity but these sellers price gouge. I found this locally for half the price.

It works! It is well made and sturdy.

perfect and sturdy

J’aime bcp

No more pesky ants. Works as advertised

Very happy with the moats..... they work great