[Fuusmchat] Hummingbirds

[Rebecca Phillips]

Hummingbirds are aggressive little creatures. I had red honeysuckle growing near the entrance to the Garfield Street house, and one male hummingbird would dive-bomb from time to time.

Rebecca

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It was fun, and really interesting to watch the babies grow. This was unfortunately back inna day, before cell phones & the convenience of photos & video, & I didn't even have a camera. ��
Unlike geese, swans or pigeons which mate for life, hummers get new partners every season; but that male was sooo protective, chasing after birds far bigger than him. Serious business to him I'm sure, but from my perspective, it was kinda cute & funny. And he always won, at least the times I observed it. I think maybe it was mostly his speed: like aerial combat between a Messerschmitt vs a B-17 Flying Fortress.
Bird combat ��

Randall Kidder

On Thu, Jul 4, 2024, 4:48 PM Chris Hoke via fuusmchat <fuusmchat at fuusm.org<mailto:fuusmchat at fuusm.org>> wrote:
Wow, I am jealous, Randall! I would LOVE to see a hummingbird nest with eggs or babies.

Chris
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Interesting descriptions, especially of the nest and tiny eggs, Randy.  Thanks for sharing.  My aunt and uncle lived in Sedona, Arizona and had an active hummingbird feeder on their patio.  It was a delight to watch.

Martha



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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<mailto: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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