Yes, male hummers can be rather aggressive. I think this ferocity is
exacerbated in cold weather. See the attached account.
Jules Evens
NW Portland
On Dec 27, 2021, at 2:53 PM, Polly Alexander <pollysalexander@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
We just witnessed quite the Anna’s Hummingbird drama! One of our feeders is
protected under a porch roof and while a female was feeding there, a male
came and commenced mating. It wasn’t the quick event that I have seen in the
past in the Avian world, but rather a very prolonged aggressive act where the
male repeatedly pecked at her head and moved around on her back. This went on
for a good 5 minutes and then he suddenly picked her up with his feet and
dropped her on the porch floor where she took several minutes to recover
before finally flying off. I wasn’t sure she was going to survive that
treatment and especially in these temperatures, but I think she will be OK.
Polly Alexander
NW Portland *******
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