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Last week an immature downy expired after hitting a window . When I examined=
it its tongue was outside the beak. I would lean towards them drinking dire=
ctly through the hole. In previous years downy's have regularly emptied humm=
ing bird feeders here.
Ina
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> On Jul 26, 2015, at 6:20 PM, Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote:
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> I can=E2=80=99t answer, but the same question should be asked also for ori=
oles, which are common customers at hummer feeders, as are purple finches. C=
heers from Jim in Wolfville.
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> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
>> Subject: [NatureNS] how does Downy WP gather HB food
>> Date: July 26, 2015 at 5:59:30 PM ADT
>> To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
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>> A Downy Woodpecker visits my Hummingbird feeder many times each day. It o=
bviously gets some of the sugar water by either lapping up spillover and/or i=
nserting its tongue in the hole. I cannot tell which method it is using:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845924340/in/dateposted-publ=
ic/
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>> After working awhile at the "flower", it tilts its head back seeming to c=
hug at the liquid for ~10s:
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845925830/in/dateposted-publ=
ic/
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>> Anyone know if the Downy's tongue is actually small enough to gather the s=
ugar water directly through the hole? Or is it being more of a cleanup crew a=
nd just squeegeeing up seep on the surface? Fun to watch in any case. (Excus=
e the photo quality- they were taken through a dirty window with an iPhone.)=
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>> Nancy
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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Last week an immature downy expired af=
ter hitting a window . When I examined it its tongue was outside the beak. I=
would lean towards them drinking directly through the hole. In previous yea=
rs downy's have regularly emptied humming bird feeders here.</div><div>Ina<b=
r><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On Jul 26, 2015, at 6:20 PM, Jim Wolfo=
rd <jimwolford@eastlink.ca&=
gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><meta http-equiv=3D"C=
ontent-Type" content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252">I can=E2=80=99t an=
swer, but the same question should be asked also for orioles, which are comm=
on customers at hummer feeders, as are purple finches. Cheers from Jim=
in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class=3D"A=
pple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top=
: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style=
=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span>=
<span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">nancy dowd <<a href=3D"mailto:na=
ncypdowd@gmail.com">nancypdowd@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style=3D=
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t: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[NatureNS] how doe=
s Downy WP gather HB food</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px;=
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nt-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span s=
tyle=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">July 26, 2015 at 5:59:30 PM ADT<br></span>=
</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; m=
argin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0=
, 1.0);"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">"<a href=
=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" <<a href=
=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br></spa=
n></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px=
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, 0, 1.0);"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"=
>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><=
/span></div><br><div>A Downy Woodpecker visits my Hummingbird feeder many ti=
mes each day. It obviously gets some of the sugar water by either lapping up=
spillover and/or inserting its tongue in the hole. I cannot tell which meth=
od it is using:<br><a href=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/198=
45924340/in/dateposted-public/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/1=
9845924340/in/dateposted-public/</a><br><br>After working awhile at the "flo=
wer", it tilts its head back seeming to chug at the liquid for ~10s:<br><a h=
ref=3D"https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845925830/in/dateposted-=
public/">https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/19845925830/in/dateposte=
d-public/</a><br><br>Anyone know if the Downy's tongue is actually small eno=
ugh to gather the sugar water directly through the hole? Or is it being more=
of a cleanup crew and just squeegeeing up seep on the surface? Fun to watch=
in any case. (Excuse the photo quality- they were taken through a dirty win=
dow with an iPhone.)<br><br>Nancy<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></bl=
ockquote></body></html>=
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