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Ava
Fayetteville, AR, USA
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This is Petey (by the way my mom named him). He’s adorable and I’ve gotten some really cute photos of him but he’s become a feeder bully. He only recently started to guard the feeder like this. Before this, sometimes you’d see one hummingbird chase another away, but now it’s gotten to the point where the only time other hummers can get a drink is in the morning. Sometimes, a female will fly towards the feeder and Petey will start attacking her, then while Petey’s still attacking the first female, another will come. This has happened 4 or 5 times but every time he somehow manages to chase them both away without either one getting so much as a sip. I hope he lets off on the feeder guarding soon.
8 / 10 / 2022
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Meet Petey The Hummingbird
Hi Petey!
I’d get two feeders.
Nice shots!
Thanks!
To answer your question, birds rub their beaks on trees and fences to clean them. I was wondering the same thing a couple of months ago. They do it all the time at our house.