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Birders

Donkees

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6. Multiple Chattering Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at Feeder

Reply to montanacowboy (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2022, 06:45 PM

Oct 2022

HD video with sound of a crowd of Ruby Throated Hummingbirds at a hummingbird feeder. Turn on the sound to hear them chattering. If you're wondering how to get multiple Ruby-throated Hummingbirds feeding together, try hanging several feeders. There are sometimes dominant males who will defend a feeder, chasing all the other hummers away. If you have multiple feeders, the dominant bird can keep one feeder to himself while the others share the other feeders. Try it! You may be surprised at how many more hummingbirds you'll see.

Filmed in August of 2019, Eastern Tennessee, United States.

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Question for Birders [View all] montanacowboy Oct 2022 OP

Yes!!! Don't like sharing IA8IT Oct 2022 #1

i dont do bird feeders, but that sounds like a sick bird to me. mopinko Oct 2022 #2

Is he wearing a Maga hat? MLAA Oct 2022 #3

The coating on the feathers acts as a prism, the angle of the light affects the color you see. Donkees Oct 2022 #4

Very much so! Dave in VA Oct 2022 #5

Multiple Chattering Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at Feeder Donkees Oct 2022 #6