[va-richmond-general] Hummingbird Chronicles

  • From: "IE Ries" <featherchaser@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "RAS" <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 16:55:20 -0400

  I came home today to find that a male Ruby-throat has discovered the feeder!

  He is now perching just above the feeder on a overhanging treebranch, his 
apparent guardpost.  Problem is, he is trying to chase off the two females who 
have been (more or less) cooperatively sharing the feeder.  They, however, are 
not taking this lightly; they chase him plenty too, and I half expect them to 
gang up on him any minute now.  

  To add to his troubles, there is a finch feeder I have hanging nearby, and 
the hummies and finches take turns chasing one another off now and then near 
the "look out perch."  It's rather amusing, actually.

  Am enjoying the Hummies this year, obviously :)

  Irene in Southside





 

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