tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4734591352151139165..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Inverted hummingbird explainedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82187818973224477392013-09-14T22:17:47.837-05:002013-09-14T22:17:47.837-05:00They are pretty fierce up here in WA, too. I had a...They are pretty fierce up here in WA, too. I had a female Anna's hover not four inches from my head this morning, while she explained in no uncertain terms that it was her turn to be in the garden. Not sure how to argue with four grams of absolute conviction, I went back in. :)Belltown Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17468589054933494920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-35406629728832019512013-09-12T21:03:47.319-05:002013-09-12T21:03:47.319-05:00The beak is flexible, not that I'd care to be ...The beak is flexible, not that I'd care to be struck by one.Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450550786810074858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8113241462783363342013-09-12T13:58:44.306-05:002013-09-12T13:58:44.306-05:00"They’re less able to force their way to a fe..."They’re less able to force their way to a feeder..."<br /><br />I presume she's referring to the hummingbird's fierce territorial nature (at least here in Arizona). Dad's feeder is jealously guarded by what he jokingly refers to as a "bull" hummingbird. These little birds packs a lot of aggressiveness into a very small space.<br /><br />It's quite an experience to have a hummingbird buzz right past your ear at top speed, followed close behind by the aggressor. You flinch, of course, but they go by so fast that by the time your flinch even starts, they're far behind you. Thinking about that needle sharp beak, you hope their flight is always "on course."<br />Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.com