On 7/17/10 10:31 AM, Giles wrote:


I would expect the males to be more dominant and territorial.
However, that doesn't appear to be the case here. They certainly do
their best, but all the other birds (I can't tell whether any are
immatures of either sex or they are all females) hold their own.
Sometimes the males will succeed in chasing others away and sometimes
they fail. I've seen no distinct pattern as yet.

I know that many species are very particular about nesting materials
but that's pretty much the extent of my knowledge. No idea what
hummers prefer. I have a field guide to nests somewhere in the piles
but have never taken it out in the field.....too many guides.....too
many things to look at.

giles


Are deliberately doing a parody of rdean?

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