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icarus · Aug 4, 2002, 12:19 AM

Rufous Hummingbirds are pretty ferocious around feeders.

Here's an immature male attacking an adult on feeder. 1D, 200mm f2.8.

Kevin G · Aug 4, 2002, 7:55 AM

OUCH!!!

BillS · Aug 4, 2002, 1:04 PM

What a shot Christie! The hummers are quite agressive here also but I"ve never seen them act like this.

Brooks · Aug 4, 2002, 1:14 PM

Cool "dogfight", didnt know that they were aggresive like that.

icarus · Aug 6, 2002, 11:06 AM

Thanks, all. Rufous are very aggressive and if there's one by itself, it will dominate a feeder, driving everything else away. But if there's a bunch of rufous, they do a fair amount of fighting.

There happened to be a huge number of hummers here (going through more than a gallon of sugar water a day) and the competition for space was spirited to say the least.

Ward Larson · Aug 6, 2002, 4:25 PM

That is one of the most amazing Hummer action shots that I have ever seen!

icarus · Aug 7, 2002, 11:50 AM

Thanks, Ward. I couldn't believe my eyes. I got a series of shots of the attack, contact was made a second time. But it didn't seem to bother the adult at all. Then I noticed quite frequently they would tap each other from behind so they would get a chance at the feeder.

sasc · Aug 11, 2002, 2:23 PM

Wow, super shot Christie. They are mean little things. I once saw a male attacking a female who must have come from nest and very hungrey. He pecked her and buzzed her and when that didnt work he got on the perch and pushed her off. A neighbor told me he saw two males knock each other out fighting once.

Jeffdh · Aug 19, 2002, 7:17 PM

SUPER SHOT!!!! I think the little guy thinks he is a Bird-of-Pray or something. I have seen this behavior before, but have never been able to get a shot of it. BTW what shutter speed where you using?

Tee · Aug 20, 2002, 11:05 PM

Enough said. Great picture.

Aug 4, 2002, 12:19 AM	#1
icarus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 117	Attack!!!! Rufous Hummingbirds are pretty ferocious around feeders. Here's an immature male attacking an adult on feeder. 1D, 200mm f2.8.

Aug 20, 2002, 11:05 PM	#10
Tee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 112	Outstanding... Enough said. Great picture.

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Aug 4, 2002, 7:55 AM	#2
Kevin G Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 192	OUCH!!!

Aug 4, 2002, 1:04 PM	#3
BillS Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 46	What a shot Christie! The hummers are quite agressive here also but I"ve never seen them act like this.

Aug 4, 2002, 1:14 PM	#4
Brooks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 264	Cool "dogfight", didnt know that they were aggresive like that.

Aug 6, 2002, 11:06 AM	#5
icarus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 117	Thanks, all. Rufous are very aggressive and if there's one by itself, it will dominate a feeder, driving everything else away. But if there's a bunch of rufous, they do a fair amount of fighting. There happened to be a huge number of hummers here (going through more than a gallon of sugar water a day) and the competition for space was spirited to say the least.

Aug 6, 2002, 4:25 PM	#6
Ward Larson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 132	That is one of the most amazing Hummer action shots that I have ever seen!

Aug 7, 2002, 11:50 AM	#7
icarus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 117	Thanks, Ward. I couldn't believe my eyes. I got a series of shots of the attack, contact was made a second time. But it didn't seem to bother the adult at all. Then I noticed quite frequently they would tap each other from behind so they would get a chance at the feeder.

Aug 11, 2002, 2:23 PM	#8
sasc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 143	Wow, super shot Christie. They are mean little things. I once saw a male attacking a female who must have come from nest and very hungrey. He pecked her and buzzed her and when that didnt work he got on the perch and pushed her off. A neighbor told me he saw two males knock each other out fighting once.

Aug 19, 2002, 7:17 PM	#9
Jeffdh Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 24	SUPER SHOT!!!! I think the little guy thinks he is a Bird-of-Pray or something. I have seen this behavior before, but have never been able to get a shot of it. BTW what shutter speed where you using?