Great protector

11 Oct, 2016
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This little hummingbird is protecting his feeder which is above him. He is sitting on a stick which was a support for my cherry tomatoes on the deck. It is about 3 ft away from the feeder. I pulled the plant out but do not have a heart to get rid of the stick. He sits there all day long and will not share. As soon as some other hummingbird wants to use it he will chase it away. They are very territorial. This picture is taken from my computer (through window) so I have a good view of his behaviour.
We have about dozen of hummingbird feeders around so there is not shortage of food. This is H. Anna's and I believe that they fly south for winter. H. Rufus stays all winter long.

Comments on this photo

Amy

How sweet Klahanie and lovely for you to have a closeup view and to be able to monitor his behavior ....

11 Oct, 2016

Klahanie

Amy, they are very interesting characters to watch and they are not shy.

12 Oct, 2016

Stan510

That's a Ruby? We get quite a few Anna's fighting over the plants in flower around the house.
I saw one today go to the Mango with new red colored foliage.
Now that you remind me..I'm seeing a lot of them Klahanie. Migrating to my yard? lol.

17 Oct, 2016

Klahanie

:=) Take good care of them Stan. I want to see them back healthy in the spring :=).

17 Oct, 2016