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| VERY cold out this morning - 28degrees at the time of this photo! Note the ice on the pool! |
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| As I took the photo of the icy pool, something buzzed over my head, & I backed up to get the following images of a pair of battling hummingbirds. |
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| Back & forth, they tussled, sometimes facing off... |
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| ...sometimes chasing each other around the feeder... |
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| ...occasionally one would wait a moment, letting the other grab just a sip... |
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| ...before diving in to batter the other with madly whirring wings... |
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| At times, you could actually HEAR the impacts! |
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| At times, one would perch on the rafters, while the other hovered about, searching like a police helicopter! |
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| They chased each other for nearly 2 hours, off & on... |
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| Once settling on the rafters to peer at each other before another round of chase. |
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| Finally, they settled on a wire to catch their wee breaths... |
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| ...& the peace talks must have been constructive, because the "no-fly zone" seemed to vanish for the rest of the morning! |
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| ...or maybe the colorful male moving in changed the strategy! |
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