----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip S Brody" <>
To: <>; <>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Hummingbirds in death match


> Our Ruby throats, male and female,  have been at it -sometimes three at a 
> time, long be fore the storm. Each trying to claim the feeder. Feeder 
> possession is the goal.. Commonly seen is a bird sitting on a twig closeby 
> the feeder maybe 10 feet away just waiting for another to try to use the 
> feeder. It will drive the intruder away and just go back to its twig. 
> Storm is over and they are doing this now.. It's just the way Ruby-throats 
> are..
>
> Phil Brody,
> Bethesda
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Thomas H Beal" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 11:26 AM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Hummingbirds in death match
>
>
>>I guess the combination of not feeding for many hours and many flowers
>> having been blown off/down is making hummingbirds desperate. I have some 
>> great
>> video of two facing off over a feeder.  They have been at it off and on 
>> for
>> a couple of hours, hovering a few inches apart and then repeatedly
>> smacking into each other.  They must be desperate to use up so much 
>> energy and
>> neither of them getting much of a drink. Just put up some more  feeders.
>>
>> Tom Beal
>> Glenn Dale, MD
>>  (mailto:[log in to unmask])
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