[TN-Bird] Hummingbird foot tangle

7-18-06
Pickett Co
Today at one of my hummer feeders I saw a Humming Bird flying around with what 
looked like a 3 inch tangle of spider webs, tiny dead vines and who knows what 
else dangling down from it's right foot.  It didn't seem to slow it down.  I 
have seen hummers before that had a lot of white spider webs wrapped around one 
foot and leg that just got tighter and bigger through the summer.  But this 
topped them all.  It was as long as the bird. I felt like I had to get it off 
but of course I couldn't get near it.  

Does anyone else have this problem?  Seems like it would occur to the bird to 
simply take it off with it's bill.  I guess their not programmed to clean their 
feet.

Robbie Hassler
Byrdstown, TN

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