[TN-Bird] Re: Speaking of Hummingbirds
- From: "Reese, Carol" <jreese5@xxxxxxx>
- To: "shaawitya@xxxxxxxxxxx" <shaawitya@xxxxxxxxxxx>, tn-bird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:45:55 +0000
I have lots of hummingbirds feeding at the same time, though there are males
that do their best to dominate. I have several feeders and put them on three
sides of the house, but the deck has four, that have six ports. No one male can
control that many sites/ports. They seem to be much more docile about feeding
together at dusk, as they feed heavily in preparation for the night’s fast. At
that time, I may have several sitting together at a feeder, sometimes one at
each port. If you go to Google Image, and type in hummingbirds at feeder, you
will see this is not uncommon.
"There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot."
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Carol Reese
Ornamental Horticulture Specialist -Western District
University of Tennessee Extension Service
605 Airways Blvd.
Jackson TN 38301
731 425 4767 email jreese5@xxxxxxx<mailto:jreese5@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 8:58 PM
To: tn-bird
Subject: [TN-Bird] Re: Speaking of Hummingbirds
Yes, I have Ruby-throated Hummingbirds share one of two of our feeders, but it
doesn't happen too often, and it's hardly ever the same pairing. Right now,
there are several young around and the sharing has slacked off and there is
more confrontation at both feeders.
Keith Watson
Pittman Center, TN
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From: "Bates E." <wgpu239@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:wgpu239@xxxxxxxxx>>
To: "Birdlist" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:58:41 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Speaking of Hummingbirds
The recent posts about hummingbird quantities at feeders got me thinking and
raised a question. Does anyone ever see more than one Ruby-throat at the same
feeder at the same time?
My experience here is that RTs are very confrontational and there never seems
to be more than one at a feeder at a time.
This contrasts with my experience in NM and AZ with other species, where you
would often see intra-species and inter-species sharing.
Thoughts?
Bates Estabrooks
Andersonville
Anderson County, TN
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