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Dem2theMax

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11. I had a hummingbird who was very territorial,

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 26, 2020, 01:50 AM

Jul 2020

and he basically owned the feeder I had in my tree by my front porch. I learned how to do the Anna's Hummingbird call. If he wasn't at the feeder, I could 'call' him and he would fly right up to me. As long as he was in earshot, he would show up. He would hover in front of my face.

That was many years ago. That bird was amazing. I wish they lived a lot longer. I really miss that little guy.

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Mother hummingbird feeding her tiny babies. [View all] Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 OP

Omg! So tiny! Thank you for sharing. MLAA Jul 2020 #1

Absolutely darling!!!!!!!!!!!! Alliepoo Jul 2020 #2

We have a nest somewhere in our trees MissB Jul 2020 #3

That nest looks to be the size of a large p-nut Merlot Jul 2020 #4

I'm amazed she landed with a human hand right there. Fla Dem Jul 2020 #5

The ones that come to my feeders have never gotten that close. Arkansas Granny Jul 2020 #8

thanks. dem4decades Jul 2020 #6

What does one have to do to earn that kind of trust? Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #7

There's nothing you can "do". It's who and how you have to "be". BComplex Jul 2020 #9

I had a hummingbird who was very territorial, Dem2theMax Jul 2020 #11

That figures. It all comes down to the individual animal. Baitball Blogger Jul 2020 #13

If you sit quietly with a dish of sugar water they will land LakeArenal Jul 2020 #10

A few years ago we had a nest right outside our breakfast table window Major Nikon Jul 2020 #12