tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538101.post7991849489303772427..comments2023-10-09T06:27:44.710-07:00Comments on KL's Sonoran Nature Journal: Odd Hummingbird BehaviorKathryn (KL) Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01801435890997786332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538101.post-71374860127837660462011-01-24T08:06:47.451-08:002011-01-24T08:06:47.451-08:00Kathryn,
Just discovered your blog, which is delig...Kathryn,<br />Just discovered your blog, which is delightful. Even my mother, who was not a nature lover, became a bird watcher living on the desert. She would have enjoyed your blog.<br />-- PatPat McNees (www.writersandeditors.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10368465949789349428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538101.post-13944493543279673392010-09-27T07:54:02.976-07:002010-09-27T07:54:02.976-07:00I've wondered about something similar here. I...I've wondered about something similar here. I can't tell for certain, but it looks like two hummers will share and a third is always chased off. I assumed the two were mates, but I can't even say for certain there are three. The chasing is easily spotted, playing nice less so.ghnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538101.post-41142349538749892332010-09-26T09:50:56.707-07:002010-09-26T09:50:56.707-07:00Hi, Kathryn,
I've seen juvenile female Anna&#...Hi, Kathryn,<br /><br />I've seen juvenile female Anna's behaving in much the same way (though with less sense of an armed truce) and had precisely the same thought about why they would tolerate each other. <br /><br />This is one of those tantalizing mysteries about hummingbird behavior. There are a few other observations that suggest that the relationship between nestmates doesn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com