Hummingbird battles
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kinzelUp early, with things to do, and after feeding the cats I checked on the flowers -
only one today, with... it appears ... 24 buds. Weather this morning is gray and damp, with a slight breeze. Make me wonder if we can get to the ocean one day next week -- depends, I guess, on Irene and her winds...
While I was out I heard a fuss, sounding a bit like a chipmunk chittering. A glance toward the sound brought my attention to -- several hummingbirds hovering by a nearby pine tree, swooping at each other.
When I came in I glanced ta the hummer feeder on the deck, and there was one, back to, and then I scooped up Scrabble for her morning deck tour and just opening the door chased the hummer off. While we were out, though, one of the hummers came back, hovering about three feet away, apparently tying to decide if the feeder was safe with us so close. But... then out of nowhere came a roar of hum, and tweep tweep as another hummer came in and chased that one away. Scrabble was mesmerized....
So, brought Scrabble back in, got the finch food out, replenished *that* so the finches would have something to fight over later, and when I came in I glanced out again -- to see three hummers feeding at once at the saucer-feeder. But oops, then there were five of them, swooping and chittering at each other like oversize bumblebees. Ever since there seems to be a turf war going on, with chitters and zooms and dive-bombing like you wouldn't believe. These guys make bluejays look friendly!
Busy night it was -- kept waking up with things to put on my to do list. The scary things is that some of them actually make sense! One of those things'll take me out early to the post office... what a way to start a Saturday!
only one today, with... it appears ... 24 buds. Weather this morning is gray and damp, with a slight breeze. Make me wonder if we can get to the ocean one day next week -- depends, I guess, on Irene and her winds...
While I was out I heard a fuss, sounding a bit like a chipmunk chittering. A glance toward the sound brought my attention to -- several hummingbirds hovering by a nearby pine tree, swooping at each other.
When I came in I glanced ta the hummer feeder on the deck, and there was one, back to, and then I scooped up Scrabble for her morning deck tour and just opening the door chased the hummer off. While we were out, though, one of the hummers came back, hovering about three feet away, apparently tying to decide if the feeder was safe with us so close. But... then out of nowhere came a roar of hum, and tweep tweep as another hummer came in and chased that one away. Scrabble was mesmerized....
So, brought Scrabble back in, got the finch food out, replenished *that* so the finches would have something to fight over later, and when I came in I glanced out again -- to see three hummers feeding at once at the saucer-feeder. But oops, then there were five of them, swooping and chittering at each other like oversize bumblebees. Ever since there seems to be a turf war going on, with chitters and zooms and dive-bombing like you wouldn't believe. These guys make bluejays look friendly!
Busy night it was -- kept waking up with things to put on my to do list. The scary things is that some of them actually make sense! One of those things'll take me out early to the post office... what a way to start a Saturday!
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