The males arrive early and establish their territory, then they are very
busy all summer preforming their manly duties to all the females in their
area. Then no need to hang around.!!
Naomi
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A short walk around South Spring Pool at Montezuma (off the route 89 parking
area) around 1 PM Friday produced very few birds but did see a Northern
Waterthrush and a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher on the north side of the path,
about 100 yards or so past the overlook platform. Also had a bunch of
Hi all,
Suddenly, yesterday and today, there has been a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird
at my feeder (there have been several females/immatures consistently). Yet it
has been nearly 2 weeks since I saw my male who was here all summer. Whether
the current one is actually mine (if so, where has
My aunt and uncle live in North Carolina. They have been observing hummingbird
copulation at their feeder this week. They were wondering the purpose since it
is way too late to be breeding this year. Fun? Practice?
Susan
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I didn't come up with much on the Wildlife Drive other than Merlin and
Peregrine. There were a decent number of Semi-p Sandpiper at Benning, renewing
hope for a Western. At dusk, Knox-Marsellus had 82 Great Egrets, one with an
orange wing tag, and 325 Great Blue Herons amidst the other birds
hummingbird copulation at their feeder this week. They were wondering the
purpose since it is way too late to be breeding this year. Fun? Practice?
Dominance? (...the behavior occurs under some circumstances in other animals to
establish dominance)
Marie
Marie Read Wildlife Photography
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It has only been a few years and now we seem to be taking Peregrines for
granted. Not criticizing, but you know what I mean. Any day with a
Peregrine is a gift!
On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 6:21 PM, tigge...@aol.com wrote:
I didn't come up with much on the Wildlife Drive other than Merlin and
Haven't seen one since the 21 Aug. today as I was hanging laundry a hummer
zoomed in towards the feeder!!
Saw 6+ Bluebirds 3 mi. NE of us near Kathy Strickland's house on Wed. a.m..
Fritzie
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I don't normally forward this kind of thing, but this is so wonderful I
had to share. If you have not seen this please get through the first
part which is hard to take. This is just such a great story with a happy
ending.
Carl Steckler
http://vimeo.com/15184546
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