Sterling
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All thru the season pretty much I've read online things here and there about Humming birds. I had taken my feeder down the beginning of summer because the hummers that had been visiting seemed to go away. Fast forward to a few days ago when I set it up again. Well seems like this one little dude...or dudette has come back with a vengeance...and I do mean a vengeance! She will pearch on the iron holder and watch for others to come by and dive bomb and beat them up! I was standing in the midst of them yesterday and they are not shy...buzzing around me and even coming close to my hand as I was setting out one of the feeders. They are a hoot to watch and to be around and I woud love to get a lot viisting my feeders. But my problem is that I can't get them to stop fighting. And the one little one won't let any others at the feeding stations without going after them. I have 3 set up within a 12 foot space. I even bought an Oriole/hummer feeder yesterday that has 4 jelly stations....(I'm really getting into this!). I think it really concerned me a few minutes ago when they were fighting and the one little bully ran the other little hummer into my sliding glass door and I heard the knock on his noggin!
Any suggestions as to what I can do to make my feeding stations welcome to not just one but ALL of the hummingbirds. So far I've counted 3 that want to feed, but the one aggressive one is not letting the others come around he keeps chasing them off and so seems like he spends more of his time fighting instead of playing nice.
I got some pics of him a few days ago.
Here the little dude is watching into the trees to see if anyone is coming he can beat up.
Parade rest.
Flitting about.
Any suggestions as to what I can do to make my feeding stations welcome to not just one but ALL of the hummingbirds. So far I've counted 3 that want to feed, but the one aggressive one is not letting the others come around he keeps chasing them off and so seems like he spends more of his time fighting instead of playing nice.
I got some pics of him a few days ago.
Here the little dude is watching into the trees to see if anyone is coming he can beat up.
Parade rest.
Flitting about.
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