Bonnie Jauregui
Rancho Primavera
In Jalisco, Mexico we have observed some behavior which we would like to know if they are "normal".
The acorn-woodpeckers raid the humming-bird and oriole feeders. The hummers don't take much notice, but the black-vented orioles fight the woodpeckers to the ground (and I mean literally) and guess who wins? Is it normal for woodpeckers to take over sugary feeders? Is it normal for woodpeckers and orioles to fight?
We had to put up another feeder around the side of the house so the orioles wouldn't go hungry. Strangely though, the streak-backed are defeated by the black-vented, but they stand up to the wood-peckers. Explain that......
Also I have a friend that has a pair of Mexican Hermit hummingbirds on his property that are tending to two nests simultaneously, he would like to know if this is documented as regular behavior.
Birds are so much fun,
Bonnie
The acorn-woodpeckers raid the humming-bird and oriole feeders. The hummers don't take much notice, but the black-vented orioles fight the woodpeckers to the ground (and I mean literally) and guess who wins? Is it normal for woodpeckers to take over sugary feeders? Is it normal for woodpeckers and orioles to fight?
We had to put up another feeder around the side of the house so the orioles wouldn't go hungry. Strangely though, the streak-backed are defeated by the black-vented, but they stand up to the wood-peckers. Explain that......
Also I have a friend that has a pair of Mexican Hermit hummingbirds on his property that are tending to two nests simultaneously, he would like to know if this is documented as regular behavior.
Birds are so much fun,
Bonnie
