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Thanks for that information Andrew. The hummingbird continues to come
to the feeder but hasn't exhibited the aggression since that first day.
Perhaps it decided that there was more than enough food for everybody
and it didn't need to defend it. I haven't determined its sex yet.
Don
Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 10/08/2013 9:26 AM, Hebda, Andrew J wrote:
>
> We get some of those at the Museum... have the kids get candy before
> they go up in the galleries..
>
> I did some work on Hummingbirds in Ecuador years back and noticed
> concentrations at which defensive behaviour started, and higher
> concentrations where defending an "unlimited" food supply was not
> needed, so aggression stopped - no need to defend.
>
> But with your recipe sounds like something else going on.
>
> Andrew
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
> on behalf of Don MacNeill [donmacneill@bellaliant.net]
> *Sent:* August-09-13 1:26 PM
> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Aggressive Hummingbitd
>
> 4 parts water, 1 part sugar. Do you think I am making it hyperactive
> like children who get too much sugar? :>)
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
> On 09/08/2013 7:36 AM, Hebda, Andrew J wrote:
>> Out of curiosity, how strong a sugar solution are you using?
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on behalf of Don MacNeill [donmacneill@bellaliant.net]
>> Sent: August-09-13 6:38 AM
>> To: NaturenNS
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Aggressive Hummingbitd
>>
>> I bought and hung out a hummingbird feeder about a week ago. Yesterday a
>> hummingbird fed from it and decided to stake out its territory. It
>> chased away Black-capped Chickadees that were feeding at a sunflower
>> feeder that was 20 feet away fram the hummingbird feeder. It chased a
>> House Sparrow from my backyard. It dove at a Downy Woodpecker but
>> stopped about a foot from it and flew back to a bush. Interestingly,
>> the woodpecker froze as it normally does when danger threatens. It was
>> quite a while before the woodpecker resumed feeding at the peanut feeder.
>>
>> I hope the dog-in-the-manger hummingbird doesn't succeed in keeping the
>> whole yard for itself.
>>
>> Don
>> --
>> Don MacNeilldonmacneill@bellaliant.net
>>
>>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Calibri">Thanks for that
information Andrew. The hummingbird continues</font> to come to
the feeder but hasn't exhibited the aggression since that first
day. Perhaps it decided that there was more than enough food for
everybody and it didn't need to defend it. I haven't determined
its sex yet.<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
On 10/08/2013 9:26 AM, Hebda, Andrew J wrote:<br>
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<p>We get some of those at the Museum... have the kids get candy
before they go up in the galleries..</p>
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<p> </p>
<p>I did some work on Hummingbirds in Ecuador years back and
noticed concentrations at which defensive behaviour started,
and higher concentrations where defending an "unlimited" food
supply was not needed, so aggression stopped - no need to
defend.</p>
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<p>But with your recipe sounds like something else going on.</p>
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<p>Andrew</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Calibri">4 parts
water, 1 part sugar</font>. Do you think I am making it
hyperactive like children who get too much sugar? :>)<br>
<br>
Don<br>
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