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nauseum&quot;, but I'd appreciate it very much if someone woul --Apple-Mail-1-797209624 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed In other years I have had a male "feeder guard" perched on the metal =20 arm from which the feeder is suspended but not this year. Perhaps the habit will be resumed. I =20= say this because this morning I saw a male perched on a spruce about 60 feet away from the feeder =96 =20= I had the feeling he was watching and waiting for another hummer to come to the feeder so it =20 could be chased away because I've observed this behaviour in other years. But still, no females =20 have appeared for some time. While working outside yesterday though, I could hear the unmistakable =20 "zoooooom" of hummers so know they are about. Mike McCall On 26-Jun-07, at 9:35 AM, Rob Woods wrote: > Do you a have a Male guarding the feeder? This is a problem I have =20 > at the multiple feeders I have set up. First it is was the one =20 > closest to the flowers that was the guarded so I added a hanging =20 > basket next to each feeder but the prime location was still =20 > guarded. After getting tired of filling my three cup+ feeders every =20= > day, I have bought two additional large feeders (32oz). Now each =20 > large one is guarded and the small ones get used first. I have had =20 > at least 10 hummers for the past month. > > Rob Woods > > Georgefield > > > > Mike McCall <mikemccall@xcountry.tv> wrote: > Same subject different behaviour. > > My busy hummer feeder has had no visitors for three days. > All activity ceased just as quickly as you can say "knife". > > Is this unusual, connected with egg-sitting, due to the males going > into the woods > or????????? > > Worried in Hall's' Harbour > > > The fish are biting. > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. --Apple-Mail-1-797209624 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 <HTML><BODY style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; = -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">In other years I have had a male = "feeder guard" perched on the metal arm from which the feeder<DIV>is = suspended but not this=A0 year. Perhaps the habit will be resumed. I say = this because this morning</DIV><DIV>I saw a male perched on a spruce = about 60 feet away from the feeder =96 I had the feeling he = was</DIV><DIV>watching and waiting for another hummer to come to the = feeder so it could be chased away because</DIV><DIV>I've observed this = behaviour in other years. But still, no females have appeared for some = time. While</DIV><DIV>working outside=A0 yesterday though, I could hear = the unmistakable "zoooooom" of hummers so know</DIV><DIV>they are = about.</DIV><DIV><BR class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Mike = McCall<BR><DIV><DIV>On 26-Jun-07, at 9:35 AM, Rob Woods wrote:</DIV><BR = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><DIV>Do = you a have a Male guarding the feeder? This is a problem I have at the = multiple feeders I have set up. First it is was the one closest to the = flowers that was the guarded so I added a hanging basket next to each = feeder but the prime location was still guarded.=A0After getting tired = of filling my three cup+ feeders every day, I have bought two additional = large feeders (32oz). Now each large one is guarded and the small ones = get used first. I have had at least 10 hummers for the past month.</DIV> = <DIV>=A0</DIV> <DIV>Rob Woods</DIV> <DIV>=A0</DIV> = <DIV>Georgefield</DIV> <DIV>=A0</DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Mike McCall = <<A = href=3D"mailto:mikemccall@xcountry.tv">mikemccall@xcountry.tv</A>></I><= /B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3D"replbq" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: = 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Same subject = different behaviour.<BR><BR>My busy hummer feeder has had no visitors = for three days.<BR>All activity ceased just as quickly as you can say = "knife".<BR><BR>Is this unusual, connected with egg-sitting, due to the = males going <BR>into the woods<BR>or?????????<BR><BR>Worried in Hall's' = Harbour<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><DIV> <BR = class=3D"khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><HR size=3D"1">The fish are = biting.<BR> <A = href=3D"http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=3D49679/*http://searchmarketing.yahoo.c= om/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php?o=3DUS2140&cmp=3DYahoo&ctv=3DQ107Tagline&s=3D= Y&s2=3DEM&b=3D50"> Get more visitors</A> on your site using <A href=3D" = http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=3D49679/*http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/s= ponsoredsearch_v2.php?o=3DUS2140&cmp=3DYahoo&ctv=3DQ107Tagline&s=3DY&s2=3D= EM&b=3D50">Yahoo! Search = Marketing.</A></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>= --Apple-Mail-1-797209624--
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