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#122247 July 9th, 2005 at 06:16 PM
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Hi All wavey ,
The last two weeks I went from one occasional hummer at the feeder to four crazy birds kissies . It appears that as one stops by for some eats, the other two to three fly by and they all take off after each other laugh . Almost like a bunch of kittens thumbup

#122248 July 9th, 2005 at 09:07 PM
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They are fighting. Ounce for ounce Hummers are one of the most vicious birds on earth. By all means put up another feeder or several, LOL.

#122249 July 9th, 2005 at 11:27 PM
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Ounce for ounce Hummers are one of the most vicious birds on earth.
No kidding!
Last year I had to literally separate two of them.
They were fighting, and one flew into the door. When it hit the ground, the other one jumped right on it...right on the ground. I ran outside and scooped them both up before the cat saw them. I had to pull the one off the other one and then turn it loose. While I still had the addled one in my hand, the other one came right back and started fighting with it...while I was still holding it. I sheltered it from the mean one for a few seconds so it could get it's senses back, then it flew off...and started fighting again.

When I am working in the area where all the hummingbird feeders are, I get hit in the head quite often by them as they are fighting.

Weird little creatures..... luv


Cindy

#122250 July 10th, 2005 at 07:38 AM
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I put up the other feeder today. I went from 3-4 hummers to 7. One is just as crazy as the other..

I saw Oriole feeders in the store today. Anyone ever try that? Its a yellow liquid.

#122251 July 10th, 2005 at 11:22 PM
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Oh, those Hummers. No matter how many feeders you put up, they will fight over them. Your right about them being tough. Can you imagine what it would be like if they were as big as Robins????? laugh


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