Buzz Off Going beak to beak

by Kym Backland

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Buzz Off Going beak to beak

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Kym Backland

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As I watched the Bees and Hornets taking over my Hummingbird Feeder, I began to watch the Hummingbirds and Hornets fighting for territory, as I went to take a picture of those two fighting, I saw that I had captured These two Hummingbirds going "beak to beak." I was surprised how vicious they are to each other. Flying at high speeds, I could never see it with the naked eye. I am trying to get a photo of the Hornet and the Hummingbird fighting it out. These Hummers are beautiful,graceful, and wicked at the same time!
Here are some of those Hummingbird facts........
Hummingbirds compete for nectar and insects. They guard their territories fiercely, perching high near flowering bushes or feeders. Anna's hummingbird puffs itself up to look large. In duels the hummers use their bills and claws as weapons. They sometimes collide with a loud thud. I recently saw two blue-throated hummingbirds fighting over a feeder. The perched bird raised its head and held out its wings while the other dive bombed it from above. They flapped their wings against one another and jabbed with their long bills, then they locked those bills together and started spinning, drifting slowly down to the ground, creating a blurred, whirling circle of blue and black. Reaching the ground, they kicked up dust with their wingtips. Finally their bills came apart and one of them flew off across the dry creek bed while the winner returned to the feeder. Actually hummers are seldom harmed by these fights, though they may occasionally lose a few back feathers. Their instincts tell them not to risk damage to their precious bill. Also, they fight less when food is scarce. Occasionally hummers attack other birds, even hawks and crows. Though they don't attack human beings, it's sometimes frightening to have a whirring blur of feathers and a needle-like beak zoom by just a few inches from your face. YIKES!!!

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August 15th, 2013

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