Ron in SoCal
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My house has five HB feeders, so naturally I have lots of birds flying around. Most of the time they chase each other around fighting for feeder ownership.
The other day I walked out of my front door to get into the car, just like a million other times. I must have steeped into the middle of a turf battle, because out of nowhere came two birds at mach 10 and the one being chased hit me squarely in the back of my head and was in my hair. The other one missed me by an inch or so.
Nobody was hurt in the incident, and I think it scared me more than the poor little guy that was not watching where he was going. It’s a strange feeling having a hummingbird in your hair. Now I catch myself looking around before stepping out.
The other day I walked out of my front door to get into the car, just like a million other times. I must have steeped into the middle of a turf battle, because out of nowhere came two birds at mach 10 and the one being chased hit me squarely in the back of my head and was in my hair. The other one missed me by an inch or so.
Nobody was hurt in the incident, and I think it scared me more than the poor little guy that was not watching where he was going. It’s a strange feeling having a hummingbird in your hair. Now I catch myself looking around before stepping out.