Supposedly hummingbirds are attracted to the color red. I haven’t put food coloring in my nectar in 40 years. The feeders usually are red, so no need for the coloring. Hummingbirds go to any flower with a nectar source.
I gave out toothbrushes and mini snickers one year. Some of the kids were more excited about the toothbrush than the candy. One little guy said “thanks! I don’t have one of these!”
Every politician that votes to go to war should have to suit up their wives and children and send them too.