[TN-Bird] Monarch Butterflies
- From: "Robbie Hassler" <drhass@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TN-bird" <TN-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:09:14 -0500
For the past week I have been having Mornarch butterflies coming to my
hummingbird feeders. While some will fly when a bird comes in, others will sit
tight and suddenly flash their wings open and scare the bird away. This is
obviously intentional and it works. While I can't imagine a hummingbird
pecking a Monarch in the first place, it may be obeying an instinct passed down
from an experienced forefather that this is one insect that tastes so bad it
causes repeated gags.
I also have house flies and red wasps at my feeders. The wasps I can handle
but I haven't had flies before. Does anyone know how to keep them away from
the feeders? Some of them get through the insect guard into the feeder tray.
Robbie Hassler
Byrdstown,TN
Pickett county
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