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Hummingbird bathing
- To: "'carolinabirds@duke.edu'" <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Hummingbird bathing
- From: Dinnadge Robert <rdinnadge@fjicl.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 16:28:37 -0500
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
Hello,
This is my first post to Carolinabirds, though I've been lurking a while,
and I'd like to say that I greatly enjoy the birding news and 'gossip' that
goes on here.
Anyway, this morning I witnessed some new RTHB behaviour, for me at least,
so I thought I'd pass it on. Apologies if this is old hat to most people.
Whilst restocking the deck feeders on this rather chilly morning I noticed
some movement a short distance away on a smallish broad-leaf tree/bush
(sorry - not a botanist). After quickly fetching my binoculars I could
finally see the cause of the disturbance. A RTHB was half-sitting,
half-hovering around the big leaves, apparently using the dew accumulations
as a kind of shallow bath with which to clean itself. I was amazed.
Regards, Rob.
Raleigh, NC.
rdinnadge@fjicl.com