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All during the summer we had one family of hummingbirds, but then then in the last two weeks there has been an influx of hummers. Now I have three feeders up and for awhile there was heavy feeding with as many as seven or more hummers. They would share and feed together. There has been a change in the last week and each of the feeders has a 'defender' usually a male hummer. This bird will not let any other hummer feed at 'its' feeder. It sits in a nearby tree or bush and if another hummer approaches, dive bombs that bird away. At first I moved feeders around hoping to confuse the 'defender' but quickly a bird takes up station at that feeder. Despite the number of hummers being about the same, the feeding has declined dramatically. Has anyone else observed this seemingly, non-productive behaviour? Puzzled Larry -- Larry Bogan Cambridge Station, Nova Scotia larry@bogan.ca
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