Meet Attila the Hum!
Don’t let that cute little face with the beady little eye fool you! Yes, this morning, I sat in the hot tub and witnessed this tiny little unlikely monster attacking all hummingbirds that even came close to *her* feeder!
I watched in total amazement as the little bugger would fly up onto a dead branch and appraise the area. The branch was located about 50 feet away from the said feeder, and about 10 or 15 feet higher than the feeder; if another hummingbird even dared to fly up to the feeder, she quickly and stealthily dive-bombed the innocent and unwitting victim! I sat in the hot tub for about 45 minutes this morning, just watching the show.
I remember reading a couple of years ago that hummingbirds are quite territorial, but this?
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I actually observed hummingbirds near some of my vines this year! bob always said they were there but this is my first year of really seeing them. THERE is ZERO chance of me taking a picture of even one of them! I’d be able to knit or quilt one first. BTW I love all your deer shots.
Very territorial!! The one in my post was chasing off finches from their feeders before it would go to it’s own feeder. Great shot BTW! It almost has a mean look to it.
Oh, she looks so innocent! You have taken a terrific shot. I wish I had hummingbirds.