Re: Off Topic - 1st try w/flash-hummer

Chile John Wrote:
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> I agree, Roger, that a Rufus has an attitude
> problem. They demand to be king of the hill and
> will run off lesser species trying to share a
> feeder. I've had modest success by using two
> feeders separated as far as possible. A single
> rufous will drive himself nuts trying to dominate
> both. Just as soon a rufus concentrates on one
> feeder, lesser species will swoop in on the other,
> if only for an instant or two. And round and round
> they go. But a rufus soon learns to position
> himself in a tree or bush halfway between the two
> feeders and efficiently launch an attack on either
> one.
>
> On a related topic, it is possible to partly train
> a hummer. At my Colorado cabin I was able to get
> an occasional hummer to land on my finger when
> held horizontally motionless just underneath the
> feeder. It seemed to me that the hummers up there
> in that rather remote high altitude location were
> less fearful of humans.
>
> Fascinating creatures.
>
> CJ


Now that I know one of the trees he likes I am going back and try and stop his wings for a photo.