The bird I find interesting in their flight skills is the humming bird. They are fascinating to watch! They can hover, go backwards, then speed off like a high powered dragster....zooooom!
Hummingbirds are incredible. Even in extreme winds, they are superb at maintaining balance and control. They really are a marvel.The bird I find interesting in their flight skills is the humming bird. They are fascinating to watch! They can hover, go backwards, then speed off like a high powered dragster....zooooom!
They are also quite territorial. We have two separate families of humming birds in our yard.Hummingbirds are incredible. Even in extreme winds, they are superb at maintaining balance and control. They really are a marvel.
We have that happen too. It's mostly males that do the fighting. Do you have a single feeder or multiple? They say that having more than one feeder and spreading them apart to where they can't see each other helps reduce it. It's breeding season as well.They are also quite territorial. We have two separate families of humming birds in our yard.
Two different types. They fight over control of the feeders.
We had 2 large flower gardens in front of our last house with maybe 10 feet of grass between. We would normally see one hummingbird per garden and occasionally a fight right between. It was crazy and would last a minute or so, with them battling in a little flurry of wings. I didn't have hummingbird feeders but I guess my juicy flowers were enough.We have that happen too. It's mostly males that do the fighting. Do you have a single feeder or multiple? They say that having more than one feeder and spreading them apart to where they can't see each other helps reduce it. It's breeding season as well.
Juicy flowers are the best!We had 2 large flower gardens in front of our last house with maybe 10 feet of grass between. We would normally see one hummingbird per garden and occasionally a fight right between. It was crazy and would last a minute or so, with them battling in a little flurry of wings. I didn't have hummingbird feeders but I guess my juicy flowers were enough.
We have multiple, it's usually when the babies get around wrong family the parents get chasing the other parents.We have that happen too. It's mostly males that do the fighting. Do you have a single feeder or multiple? They say that having more than one feeder and spreading them apart to where they can't see each other helps reduce it. It's breeding season as well.
I remember postings from the past that mentioned the hovering and backward flight that the Red-Fronted Macaws were capable of. I've also seen some slow motion videos, they're amazing. Does anyone know if the Princess and Senegal's can do the same thing?Other species that have this feature are senegal parrots, red fronted macaws, and male princess parrots.
Hey hey. MSA got this info from Yours Truly. MSA used to be in Quaker Parakeet Society and on QPSlist.You are queen of research! Thank you so much! That's amazing!!