Bird Watching: Starting Bluebird thread Number 3, 1 by 2dCousinDave

2dCousinDave wrote:
Yes, or at least it's a confrontation. The perched bird was not worried enough to even fly up to meet the challenge, but just rocked back. He eventually chased the challenger away. The ruby-throated hummers are very territorial. The season usually starts with the adult male taking up a position where he can protect the food source, whether it be the nectar of flowers or, in this case, the sugar water in the feeders we put out for them. In a short time one of the males who hatch in this year's nesting, grows and becomes bold enough that he challenges Papa repeatedly until he runs him off and then he begins defending the feeder.

Here is a better example of a challenge.