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07-30-2014 06:46 PM
We just put up a hummingbird feeder a week ago and got a lot of hb's but now everytime a hb lands on it, another one chases it off. He sits up in a tree and waits to chase off any other hb.
I didn't know they do that because I've seen more than one hb at time at a feeder. Is this common?
07-30-2014 06:51 PM
07-30-2014 06:51 PM
I think it is common, especially if 2 females or 2 males are staking out territory. I've only had one pair at a time at my feeder, and they are never really together for feeding. My sister on the other hand, always gets a small group who compete for feeder space.
07-30-2014 06:52 PM
This is very common. I love to watch them. Sometimes they feed together other times they must be in a bad mood because they don't want to to do anything but chase each other away!!!
07-30-2014 07:02 PM
07-30-2014 07:20 PM
07-30-2014 08:22 PM
Yes, I'm in So.Calif.
Interesting info ... I hadn't heard about that. It just so weird because that hb stays up in that tree stalking the feeder and he's very aggressive. Our neighbors to the side and behind us have feeders and probably more than I know of so you'd think he wouldn't be so greedy.
Do they say where they're coming from?
I got a pic of him
07-30-2014 08:29 PM
07-30-2014 08:31 PM
They are very aggressive little birds. I have three feeders, one outside my bedroom where only two feed from and two in the front. I notice that when the evening comes and its time to fill their bellies up for the night, they allow each other space, but during the day they are very territorial.
I live in Southern California and mine never seem to leave and even though I know that some will leave and others are coming from other places, I leave a feeder out all the time so they can stop on their journey. You must remember to change the feeder every couple of days. I make my own nectar. I boil the water and make a very sweet solution to last a few days and dilute it with boiled (chilled in the ref rig of course)
07-30-2014 08:34 PM
@stillamn8r. I have searched all over the internet for anything about that and cannot find anything. Are you certain?
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