next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
previous message in archive --Apple-Mail-BCE3DDB3-BEA1-4367-9790-6EED4A3181A2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I also had a juvenile male or female HB doing the dive display near me this a= fternoon. I was over near the shed, about 40' from the feeder. After it haze= d me this way for less than a minute it returned to the feeder.=20 Juvenile males beginning to show territorial behaviour? Nancy E Dalhousie, Kings Co.=20 Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 26, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: >=20 > I know that purple finch is a potential competitor for sugar-water at humm= er feeders, but probably not so at flowers, esp. flowers past their prime. C= heers from Jim in Wolfville >=20 > Begin forwarded message: >=20 >> From: Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> >> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Hummingbird Display >> Date: August 26, 2014 at 3:35:15 PM ADT >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>=20 >> Maybe she has a freshly fledged youngster with her? I was enjoying my tea= the other afternoon when one became very agitated and was flying at me then= back and at me again. She had brought a very fresh and dozy chick out to th= e limb very near where I was sitting. This morning she was chasing everythin= g, including butterflies away so her rather plump young could feed. A few mi= nutes ago she is trying to keep it airborne and away from the feeders. Very= interesting to watch. >> =20 >> Marg Millard, White Point, Queens >> http://MargMillard.ca >=20 > Angus MacLean wrote on Aug. 26/14: >=20 > For the past number of days, what appears to be an adult female Ruby-throa= t has been coming to our gardens, attempting to feed on the remaining plan= ts (most well past of yielding any nectar). It has shown no interest in our= two feeders. This morning it was there again but a Purple Finch perched nea= r where it was feeding. The hummer immediately started dive displays & conti= nued them until the finch, probably a bit bemused by the antics, flew off to= a corner of the garden. The hummer then stopped the displays & flew off. >=20 > Never read where Ruby-throats used the dive displays in this way & if it i= s a female, even more unusual. If it returns, I will check it out more close= ly. >=20 > Angus at Coldbrook >=20 --Apple-Mail-BCE3DDB3-BEA1-4367-9790-6EED4A3181A2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>I also had a juvenile male or female H= B doing the dive display near me this afternoon. I was over near the shed, a= bout 40' from the feeder. After it hazed me this way for less than a minute i= t returned to the feeder. </div><div><br></div><div>Juvenile males begi= nning to show territorial behaviour?</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy</div><di= v>E Dalhousie, Kings Co. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On A= ug 26, 2014, at 5:55 PM, Jim Wolford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastli= nk.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D= "cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=3D= us-ascii">I know that purple finch is a potential competitor for sugar-water= at hummer feeders, but probably not so at flowers, esp. flowers past their p= rime. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded me= ssage:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite= "><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; marg= in-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1= .0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Marg Mill= ard <mmillard@eastlink.ca>= <br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bo= ttom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:= rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helv= etica';"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Hummingbird Display</b><br></span></div><div styl= e=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0p= x;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Da= te: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">August 26, 2014 at 3= :35:15 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0= px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helve= tica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-fami= ly:'Helvetica';"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebuct= o.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px= ; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helveti= ca'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-= family:'Helvetica';"><a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@che= bucto.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><br><div> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> <div>Maybe she has a freshly fledged youngster with her? I was enjoying my t= ea=20 the other afternoon when one became very agitated and was flying at me then b= ack=20 and at me again. She had brought a very fresh and dozy chick out to the limb= =20 very near where I was sitting. This morning she was chasing everything,=20 including butterflies away so her rather plump young could feed. A few minut= es=20 ago she is trying to keep it airborne and away from the feeders. Very=20 interesting to watch.</div> <div> </div> <div>Marg Millard, White Point, Queens</div> <div style=3D"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a href=3D"http://MargMi= llard.ca">http://MargMillard.ca</a></div></div></div></div> </div></blockquote><br></div><div>Angus MacLean wrote on Aug. 26/14:</div><d= iv><br></div><div><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15.8181810= 37902832px;">For the past number of days, what appears to be an adult female= Ruby-throat has been coming to our gardens, attempting to feed o= n the remaining plants (most well past of yielding any nectar). It has = shown no interest in our two feeders. This morning it was there again but a= Purple Finch perched near where it was feeding. The hummer immediately star= ted dive displays & continued them until the finch, probably a bit bemus= ed by the antics, flew off to a corner of the garden. The hummer then s= topped the displays & flew off.</span><br style=3D"font-family: Calibri;= font-size: 15.818181037902832px;"><br style=3D"font-family: Calibri; font-s= ize: 15.818181037902832px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri; font-size: 1= 5.818181037902832px;">Never read where Ruby-throats used the dive displays i= n this way & if it is a female, even more unusual. If it returns, I will= check it out more closely.</span></div><div><br style=3D"font-family: Calib= ri; font-size: 15.818181037902832px;"><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri; f= ont-size: 15.818181037902832px;">Angus at Coldbrook</span></div><br></div></= blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-BCE3DDB3-BEA1-4367-9790-6EED4A3181A2--
next message in archive
no next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects