[Fuusmchat] Hummingbirds

[Randall Kidder]

I remember one place I lived we had fuschias (& hummingbird feeders)
hanging on the porch. One year a hummer made a nest in one of the hanging
baskets. !!  Occasionally I would climb a ladder to check on the eggs, like
about the size of my little fingernail. They hatched. So tiny! And the
alpha male would often *sit *on the porch railing & "stand guard" and
actually fly off & harass other birds that came near. It's the only time I
ever saw one sit. Kinda funny & cute (sort of a David & Goliath thing).

Once visited my aunt in Arizona. They had hummingbird feeders on the back
porch in Great Sand Dunes Nat'l Park (her husband was a park ranger, he
specialized in ornithology - even wrote pamphlets & booklets for the Park
Service). The air would sometimes be literally buzzing dronelike with over
half a dozen different species of hummers flying around. It was so cool
seeing so many different kinds.

Randall Kidder

On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 12:10 PM Chris Hoke via fuusmchat <fuusmchat at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Hi Dawn:
> Last night, Sunday, I was out on the deck from about 8:30 - 9:30 pm. The
> hummers were busy at the feeder. I saw four of them fussing around and
> finally settled on the feeder together. They came and went. At one time
> when there were four of them at the feeder, I saw two more flying about.
> So, we have at least 6 hummers here. No doubt many more.
>
> So you need to report to Julie Z. That all your hummers are here in Tyler
> Co. WV!
>
> They must like my "cooking"!
>
> Chris
>
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