Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 06:55:35 -0800 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Karen Morley Subject: Re: Hummingbird Nutrition In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I concur with Paul's statement about the generations of hummingbirds who have been trained to search out feeders to supplement natural flowers. Before moving to Maryland, I lived in the Colorado mountains. I lived in one house for one year, but during that one summer, I managed to attract lots of hummers. I have pictures of my high school aged daughter standing on the deck near the feeders with hummers sitting on her head and hands waiting to take their turn at the multiple feeders. I moved the following spring and didn't put the feeders up because I didn't want the birds to get used to coming to the feeders. But they came anyway.........to the same spot on the deck and dive bombed anyone who went out there. They hovered at the windows, looking in. They were very upset that the feeders weren't there anymore. It's a good thing they are small! I hope the next person who lived in that house put up feeders because I had created some tiny monsters. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================