and what species regularily visit them if you have any. Also, what are the surroundings like where these feeders are located.

We have 7 fruit feeders and one grain feeder in the Canopy Lodge, none in the Canopy Tower because they attract coatis (a relative of the raccoon) which can become a pest. To the fruit feeders come several species of tanagers, Blue-gray, Crimson-backed, Lemon-rumped, White-shouldered, Golden-hooded, Dusky-faced and other birds as follows: Thick-billed Euphonia, Rufous Motmot, Clay-colored Trush, Blue-crowned Motmot, Chestnut-headed Oropendula, Stripped and Buff-throated Saltator, Black-stripped Sparrow, Tennessee Warbler, Red-legged Honeycreeper and even a Gray-necked Wood rail. The fruit feeders in EL Valle are very well attended indeed! We stocked them with bananas 4-5 times a day.

The grain feeder attracts White-tailed Dove and Ruddy Ground Doves.

We have set up the feeders under trees so there are many natural perches around them. We also attach small branches to the feeders to create more perches. This question of perches and proper background was the first thing we learned about catering to bird photographers. Birders, as you know, only want to see the bird. But photographers want to photograph the bird in a natural setting with the proper background. You might like to play some of the slide shows of pictures taken by amateur and professional photographers around the Canopy Lodge.