HUMMINGBIRDS ARE SOCIAL CREATURES-

HUMMINGBIRDS 

 SOCIAL CREATURES?

 For my Love for the Hummingbird 

I thought I would continue my BirdTales

on the Hummingbird.

Hummingbirds have an undeserving 

reputation for aggressiveness toward each other.

However, they are in no way a social 

species as they don't engage in some of the 

communal Activities with each other, such as 

their singing assemblies of the male hermits or 

the communal roosting of the 

Chimborazo Hillstar hummingbirds. 

These tiny hummers are often seen 

chasing each other, however, the chasing has been

studied as nothing more than a form of play. 

They are also the rival between the male

hummingbirds. They can sometimes be very

 

aggressive about the areas in which they choose 

to live. Especially hummingbirds who have 

made a backyard or porch their home 

365days a year.

Just like my Rosy, which I have written about

~My Rosy~

over the 3years, I've been doing this blog.

He is an Anne Hummingbird & when he decided to make

his permit home on my porch here in Washington State

for the last 7years+ I have made sure he has plenty

of homemade food for the winter months, 

which can be quite cold! It could be either lotsss of

rain, wind, snow etc. So you never know my 

dear friends, readers, and followers you might

have a hummingbird that has decided to make their 

home in your backyard instead of the long 

the flight across the ocean to the warmer climates.
During those winter months, if you happen to
have a new hummingbird, you might see them
making short dashes from your bird feeder
to his favorite perch on a nearby tree.

~Rosy on His Favorite Perch~
Now, during the Spring/Summer & Fall
these male hummingbirds will be much more
aggressive about protecting an area they have
made their home. Especially during the time
of blooms of flowers & their favorite

My Rosy in the Trees in my 
Yard by the Green River
Fresh Nector. 
They still will go for your homemade nector,
however, durning the Spring and Summer
these hummingbirds love the Fresh blooms
with the nector.
This is when the Rival Male hummer's [like my Rosy]
will make lots of short dashes around the area
of my porch to the trees like the photo
I took in the trees to protect his home.
He does this to warn intruders away form
their favorite area by sitting on a perch
very close by. It there is other younger males about
the Rival male will let them know who's boss in the
area by having what you could call dances in
the air. I have seen it myself many times so
that I have put a couple of feeders up so
the other hummerbirds can have food too.
This is the reason why its good to have
a few extra feeders around during the Spring
and the Summer. Also, lots of hummingbird kinda
blooming flowers.  The more different
hummingbirds flowers the less problems you
will have with Rival Male hummingbirds.
There will be less frequent skirmishes, chases
and dives on one another.

Hummingbird swarm
Click the about link and you will see 
an very large swarm of hummingbirds Enjoy

I hope that you all enjoy another
BirdTales as I would say My Love
For the HUMMINGBIRDS
I love you all my dears
wishing you all a happy & lovely
Holildays
Your Friends Always
WENDY