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| All photos by Jonathan Schechter Ruby-throated hummingbirds are regular visitors to my suction cup attached nectar feeder. These tiny artists of the air that zip about in marvelous overdrive found the feeder just hours after it went up late this spring. But now they have company. All wildlife species - humans included - adapt to habitat and prevailing conditons. That is the very root of survival and fuels evolution even when the advantage of their activity is minimal. A few days ago I noted both adult and large fledgling downy woodpeckers making bold visits to my hummer feeder. Unable to hover they cling to the feeder and their long tounges plunge into the slurry of sweetness spiced with a few dead ants. A question remains. Is it the sugary sweet liquid or the hapless sweetened ants that lure in my new friends. My guess: Both!   |
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She:kon,
ReplyDeleteThis is why I use the feeders that have the tube casing to hold the nectar, with four plastic flowers one in each direction on the feeder. In this manner the other birds cannot get at the food and leave it alone as well there are also bug traps on the feeder to keep out the wasps or other insects who may try to access the sweet water inside. But beside that, cool pics of these little woodpeckers! Ioianere! (It is good).
Thank you Sakoieta---your eye to nature's way is always welcome. And like you said, when it comes to the wonders of nature and those who see: loianere.
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