[va-bird] Re: D.C. Hummingbird a good bet

Howdy Laura and VAbirders!

>I could once again clearly hear the hummer before I could see her.
>She was perched near the top of the Silver Bell tree which now holds the
>hummingbird feeder, and she was as vocal as I've ever heard.  She kept up
>an almost continuous series of rapid-fire, high-pitched squeaks for 
>between 5 and 10 minutes.  Even while drinking from the feeder, she was 
>squeaking between sips!  For anyone familiar with hummingbirds, the sound 
>is unmistakable.
>                                                 Laura Farron


If she is getting more vocal one possibility might be that there is another 
hum nearby.  A hum's least favorite creature on Earth just might well be 
another hum.  So if I hear a hum fussing and cussing, I start looking for 
another hum.

Just a thought,

Lori Markoff
Vienna
Fairfax County
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