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▶️ Female Rufous Hummingbird Sips Sap (Original Post)
Donkees
Aug 2023
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The Hummingbirds have a good relationship with the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers too :)
Donkees
Aug 2023
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Walleye
(37,303 posts)1. I love it, hummingbirds are all about timing with their aerobatics
That sapsucker is a really cool looking bird too. We have yellow-bellied sapsuckers, they make little holes in a straight line around the circumference of a tree trunk
Donkees
(32,574 posts)2. The Hummingbirds have a good relationship with the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers too :)
I have seen Downy Woodpeckers and even larger Woodpeckers sip at Hummingbird feeders in April. I have one feeder with much larger openings.
Walleye
(37,303 posts)3. It looks like my hummingbirds had a successful nesting season here. I will miss them when they go
Donkees
(32,574 posts)4. There was much more activity here too. The males are still here and feasting on insects ...
It was nice to see one male peacefully sharing a feeder with a female, both sneaking peeks at each other