[mou] Hummingbird Question
Judith Sparrow
jsparrow@centurytel.net
Sat, 13 Aug 2005 11:36:02 -0500
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Hello All,
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I have 3 Hummingbird feeders up-all 3 feeders have 8 feeding ports. One =
of
the feeders often has birds at all feeding ports plus some hummer =
waiting in
the air for a free spot. I've seen as many as 16 hummers around that
feeder. The other two feeders are each "guarded" by a hummer that has =
laid
claim to it. No other hummers are allowed at the other two feeders =
except
the guard hummer. The guard hummers at my place do fly around =
"patrolling"
their feeders. The 3 feeders are about 10 ft. apart.
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Judith Sparrow
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"The world is a book, and those who do not travel, read only a page."
--Saint Augustine of Hippo (A. D. 354-430)
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From: mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu [mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] On =
Behalf
Of Ron Green
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:33 AM
To: mou-net@cbs.umn.edu; mnbird@lists.mnbird.net
Subject: [mou] Hummingbird Question
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I have a couple of questions regarding our resident Ruby-Throated HB's =
(male
and female) that I am hoping someone could educate my wife and me on
regarding a several issues?
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1) Last night, my wife and I were eating dinner and watching the male =
HB.
Anyway, we just noticed a bright red patch under its throat. I have =
taken
quite a few close-up images and have not seen this before. Is the =
probably
another male, or is it a change in the one that has been hanging around =
the
most?
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2) The last week or so it seems that the male has shifted to coming to =
the
feeder frequently, but not necessarily to drink. It flys around, and =
darts
back and forth. It seems like it is patroling? Is this territorial =
behavior?
We do have a female that shows up occaisionally and he does tend to =
chase
her off. But, she does come back when he is not around. Also, there is
another male that does come around but is quickly chased by our resident
one. However, the one getting chased off seems rather persistent and =
keeps
coming back.
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3) I was at Wild Birds Unlimited last Sunday to give a talk on Digital
Photography. I happened to talk with a customer of the store who was =
telling
me that she had quite a few HB's at her feeder at one time (I thought =
she
said 10, but don't quote me on that). I was surprised based on what =
happens
at out feeder and from a talk we had heard from a HB expert at the =
Quarry
Hill Nature Center around February or March of this year.=20
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I would be interested in some inputs on the above. Thank you in advance.
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Ron Green
http://www.greensphotoimages.com/gallery
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I have 3 Hummingbird feeders =
up—all
3 feeders have 8 feeding ports. One of the feeders often has birds =
at all
feeding ports plus some hummer waiting in the air for a free spot. =
I’ve
seen as many as 16 hummers around that feeder. The other two =
feeders are each
“guarded” by a hummer that has laid claim to it. No =
other
hummers are allowed at the other two feeders except the guard =
hummer. The
guard hummers at my place do fly around “patrolling” their
feeders. The 3 feeders are about 10 ft. apart.</span></font></p>
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mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu
[mailto:mou-net-admin@cbs.umn.edu] <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Ron Green<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, August =
13, 2005
10:33 AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> mou-net@cbs.umn.edu;
mnbird@lists.mnbird.net<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [mou] =
Hummingbird
Question</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I have a couple of =
questions
regarding our resident Ruby-Throated HB's (male =
and female) that I am
hoping someone could educate my wife and me on regarding a several =
issues?</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>1) Last night, my wife =
and I
were eating dinner and watching the male HB. Anyway, we just noticed
a bright red patch under its throat. I have taken quite a
few close-up images and have not seen this before. Is the =
probably
another male, or is it a change in the one that has been hanging around =
the
most?</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2) The last week or so it =
seems that
the male has shifted to coming to the feeder frequently, but not =
necessarily to
drink. It flys around, and darts back and forth. It seems like it
is patroling? Is this territorial behavior? We do have a female =
that shows
up occaisionally and he does tend to chase her off. But, she =
does come
back when he is not around. Also, there is another male that does come =
around
but is quickly chased by our resident one. However, the one getting =
chased off
seems rather persistent and keeps coming back.</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>3) I was at Wild Birds =
Unlimited
last Sunday to give a talk on Digital Photography. I happened to talk =
with a
customer of the store who was telling me that she had quite a few HB's =
at her
feeder at one time (I thought she said 10, but don't quote me on that). =
I was
surprised based on what happens at out feeder and from a talk we had =
heard from
a HB expert at the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Quarry</span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hill</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Nature</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Center</span></font><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> around
February or March of this year. </span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I would be interested in =
some inputs
on the above. Thank you in advance.</span></font></p>
</div>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ron Green<br>
<a =
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mages.com/gallery</a></span></font></p>
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