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further on sick hummer



Thanks so much to all of you who responded to my distress call about 
the hummingbird. To my surprise, she did disappear and then come back 
three times before dark yesterday. Most of the time, she just 
perched with upturned bill making no attempt to feed but exhibiting 
that constant throat pumping and stayed at least 20 minutes each time, 
ignoring the other hummers, who soon stopping "bombing" her and went 
to the other feeder. I think the 2 times she was hanging upside down 
happened in response to attack. I saw this once: she was perched 
quietly with one wing hooked over the perch and just pivoted down and 
displayed at an attacking male who flew off and she remained upside 
down, both feet grabbing the perch. At bedtime she was no where to
be seen.

I had a very helpful chat with hummer expert Bob Sargent who
agrees with me that the bird was in distress. I have not seen her
today.

Thanks again.
Barbara Lovell
3620 Pleasant Green Rd.
Orange Country
lovell@mindspring.com