[TN-Bird] Hummingbird invasion!
- From: EGLEAVES@xxxxxxx
- To: TN-BIRD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 10:42:09 EDT
In the 10+ years we have lived here near Radnor Lake, we have never had such
in influx of hummingbirds as we have had since the remnants of Hurricane
Katrina passed through this area. We are seeing 10-15 at one time and are
having a
hard time keeping our two feeders refilled.
Actually, it's only one that needs to be refilled often because the other has
become the sole property of one immature or female that spends its little
life chasing away any other hummer that comes near. Most of the time it's on
the
feeder itself, sometimes on a nearby bush as a staging area for its attacks
on anything that ventures near its feeder. Of course all the others do their
share of dive-bombing each other, but it's not unusual to see three or four
feeding at the same time--not exactly the Peaceable Kingdom, but good enough
for
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
Ed Gleaves
Nashville, TN
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