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montanacowboy

(6,351 posts)
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 05:13 PM Oct 2022

Question for Birders

I just put out a new Hummingbird Feeder on a Shephard's Hook. I also have another feeder which serves as a bottom Hummingbird Feeder and the top is a regular Seed feeder for birds.
Ever since I put the new Hummer feeder up I seemed to have attracted a little tyrant. There is one Ruby Throated who sits atop the Sherphard's Hook and will not allow any other Hummers to come near it. He sits there literally all day long in pouring down rain and wind and attacks any other birds that attempt to feed.

Is this normal HBird behavior? Also does anyone know why the ruby triangle on its throat turns black?

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Question for Birders (Original Post) montanacowboy Oct 2022 OP
Yes!!! Don't like sharing IA8IT Oct 2022 #1
i dont do bird feeders, but that sounds like a sick bird to me. mopinko Oct 2022 #2
Is he wearing a Maga hat? MLAA Oct 2022 #3
The coating on the feathers acts as a prism, the angle of the light affects the color you see. Donkees Oct 2022 #4
Very much so! Dave in VA Oct 2022 #5
Multiple Chattering Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at Feeder Donkees Oct 2022 #6

Donkees

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4. The coating on the feathers acts as a prism, the angle of the light affects the color you see.
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:29 PM
Oct 2022

Donkees

(32,437 posts)
6. Multiple Chattering Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at Feeder
Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:45 PM
Oct 2022


HD video with sound of a crowd of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds at a hummingbird feeder. Turn on the sound to hear them chattering. If you're wondering how to get multiple Ruby-throated Hummingbirds feeding together, try hanging several feeders. There are sometimes dominant males who will defend a feeder, chasing all the other hummers away. If you have multiple feeders, the dominant bird can keep one feeder to himself while the others share the other feeders. Try it! You may be surprised at how many more hummingbirds you'll see.

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