How to Create a Water Feature Hummingbirds Will Actually Use

But even though you may provide a nice, clean birdbath for the rest of your backyard birds, hummingbirds have different needs. “Hummingbirds mainly use water for bathing, given that most water they imbibe comes from nectar or sugar water feeders,” says Holly Grant, project assistant for NestWatch at Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ahead, learn how to set up a water feature for your hummingbirds:How Do Hummingbirds Use Water? imageBROKER/Andy Dean // Getty ImagesHow to Set Up a Water Feature for HummingbirdsYou have a few options for offering water to your hummingbirds. Provide sugar water feeders.