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Hello:
If the hole is large enough for even the tip of their bill to touch =
the liquid then capillary action would pull syrup up on both sides of =
their bill, where the upper and lower contact, and likely some would =
flow into the lower bill also. This would account for them chugging the =
liquid back; like a hen.
Yt, DW
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jim Wolford=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 6:20 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] re how does Downy WP gather HB food
I can=92t answer, but the same question should be asked also for =
orioles, which are common customers at hummer feeders, as are purple =
finches. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
Begin forwarded message:
From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
Subject: [NatureNS] how does Downy WP gather HB food
Date: July 26, 2015 at 5:59:30 PM ADT
To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
A Downy Woodpecker visits my Hummingbird feeder many times each day. =
It obviously gets some of the sugar water by either lapping up spillover =
and/or inserting its tongue in the hole. I cannot tell which method it =
is using:
=
https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845924340/in/dateposted-publ=
ic/
After working awhile at the "flower", it tilts its head back seeming =
to chug at the liquid for ~10s:
=
https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845925830/in/dateposted-publ=
ic/
Anyone know if the Downy's tongue is actually small enough to gather =
the sugar water directly through the hole? Or is it being more of a =
cleanup crew and just squeegeeing up seep on the surface? Fun to watch =
in any case. (Excuse the photo quality- they were taken through a dirty =
window with an iPhone.)
Nancy
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<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
<DIV> If the hole is large enough for even the tip=20
of their bill to touch the liquid then capillary action would pull =
syrup up=20
on both sides of their bill, where the upper and lower contact, and =
likely=20
some would flow into the lower bill also. This would account for them =
chugging=20
the liquid back; like a hen.</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, DW</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
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Wolford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 26, 2015 =
6:20 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] re how does =
Downy WP=20
gather HB food</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I can=92t answer, but the same question should be asked =
also for=20
orioles, which are common customers at hummer feeders, as are purple =
finches.=20
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<BR>
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Downy WP gather HB food</B><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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PM ADT<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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'Helvetica'"><B>To:=20
</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">"<A=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A>" =
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<DIV>A Downy Woodpecker visits my Hummingbird feeder many times each =
day. It=20
obviously gets some of the sugar water by either lapping up =
spillover and/or=20
inserting its tongue in the hole. I cannot tell which method it is=20
using:<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845924340/in/datepos=
ted-public/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845924340/in/da=
teposted-public/</A><BR><BR>After=20
working awhile at the "flower", it tilts its head back seeming to =
chug at=20
the liquid for=20
=
~10s:<BR>https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845925830/in/datepo=
sted-public/<BR><BR>Anyone=20
know if the Downy's tongue is actually small enough to gather the =
sugar=20
water directly through the hole? Or is it being more of a cleanup =
crew and=20
just squeegeeing up seep on the surface? Fun to watch in any case. =
(Excuse=20
the photo quality-