Buffy Finally Noticed the Hummingbirds!
Since Hurricane Irma blew through there is a lot of competition at the
hummingbird feeder. Buffy never really paid any attention to them before. Today, they were battling around the feeder. She hopped up on the back of the couch and sat there, fascinated, as they zoomed around fighting each other. Right in front of her face! I couldn't help but laugh, both at Buffy's reaction and this one female ruby-throated hummingbird. She staked out my feeder as her own well before the storm. She's a fierce little bird and usually goes unchallenged. I think a lot of people took their feeders down prior to Hurricane Irma and haven't put them back up. This tiny little hummingbird wouldn't let the others take a sip. Buffy watched the aerial battles in slightly baffled amazement. She didn't try to get to paw at or get to them through the glass. She was puzzled. I was amused! Jill ---deactivated Facebook |
Buffy Finally Noticed the Hummingbirds!
On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:40:48 -0400, jmcquown
wrote: Since Hurricane Irma blew through there is a lot of competition at the hummingbird feeder. Buffy never really paid any attention to them before. Today, they were battling around the feeder. She hopped up on the back of the couch and sat there, fascinated, as they zoomed around fighting each other. Right in front of her face! I couldn't help but laugh, both at Buffy's reaction and this one female ruby-throated hummingbird. She staked out my feeder as her own well before the storm. She's a fierce little bird and usually goes unchallenged. I think a lot of people took their feeders down prior to Hurricane Irma and haven't put them back up. This tiny little hummingbird wouldn't let the others take a sip. Buffy watched the aerial battles in slightly baffled amazement. She didn't try to get to paw at or get to them through the glass. She was puzzled. I was amused! Jill ---deactivated Facebook That's cute. I don't know if we have hummingbirds here, but maybe I should put out a feeder. I would think that birds in SE Florida don't need food handouts though. |
Buffy Finally Noticed the Hummingbirds!
On 9/16/2017 9:12 PM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:40:48 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Since Hurricane Irma blew through there is a lot of competition at the hummingbird feeder. Buffy never really paid any attention to them before. Today, they were battling around the feeder. She hopped up on the back of the couch and sat there, fascinated, as they zoomed around fighting each other. Right in front of her face! I couldn't help but laugh, both at Buffy's reaction and this one female ruby-throated hummingbird. She staked out my feeder as her own well before the storm. She's a fierce little bird and usually goes unchallenged. I think a lot of people took their feeders down prior to Hurricane Irma and haven't put them back up. This tiny little hummingbird wouldn't let the others take a sip. Buffy watched the aerial battles in slightly baffled amazement. She didn't try to get to paw at or get to them through the glass. She was puzzled. I was amused! Jill ---deactivated Facebook That's cute. I don't know if we have hummingbirds here, but maybe I should put out a feeder. I would think that birds in SE Florida don't need food handouts though. Birds in my area (East Texas) probably don't really "need" food handouts most of the year, but I like to supplement their feed so I can enjoy watching them. MaryL |
Buffy Finally Noticed the Hummingbirds!
On 9/16/2017 10:12 PM, dgk wrote:
On Thu, 14 Sep 2017 21:40:48 -0400, jmcquown wrote: Since Hurricane Irma blew through there is a lot of competition at the hummingbird feeder. Buffy never really paid any attention to them before. Today, they were battling around the feeder. She hopped up on the back of the couch and sat there, fascinated, as they zoomed around fighting each other. Right in front of her face! I couldn't help but laugh, both at Buffy's reaction and this one female ruby-throated hummingbird. She staked out my feeder as her own well before the storm. She's a fierce little bird and usually goes unchallenged. I think a lot of people took their feeders down prior to Hurricane Irma and haven't put them back up. This tiny little hummingbird wouldn't let the others take a sip. Buffy watched the aerial battles in slightly baffled amazement. She didn't try to get to paw at or get to them through the glass. She was puzzled. I was amused! Jill ---deactivated Facebook That's cute. I don't know if we have hummingbirds here, but maybe I should put out a feeder. I would think that birds in SE Florida don't need food handouts though. I'm 99% sure you have hummingbirds in your area. They don't need handouts here, either, but they're such fun to watch! I've been an avid bird watcher for years. I don't put seed out for other birds until winter, even though it doesn't get very cold here in SE South Carolina. I have a small bird bath on the patio, which I have to fill a couple of times a day. Birds (especially tufted titmice) not only drink from it, they have pool parties! :) Jill |
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