Patent ID: 8245667

Claim:
A liquid hummingbird feeder, comprising: a hummingbird nectar cartridge removably coupled to a reusable base, said hummingbird nectar cartridge containing an amount of hummingbird liquid nectar sealed therein by a breakable seal that covers an opening in a lower end of said cartridge; and said reusable base having a cover and a feeding basin for containing hummingbird liquid nectar, said cover including at least one feeding port formed as an opening in an upper surface of said cover, said opening being readily accessible to and sized for a hummingbird's beak to allow a hummingbird to access liquid nectar through said cover upper surface when said feeder is in use; said base further including a cartridge mounting and opening structure adapted to secure and open the cartridge by breaking the breakable seal to allow liquid nectar to flow into the feeding basin.