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Originally Posted by Mink Islander
Hummingbirds are also known for stealing bugs from spider webs?? All packaged up like take-out, I guess.
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Hummingbirds use spider web in constructing their nests.
I've left a dead hemlock standing which gets lots of small spider webs spun in its branches in the early morning -- and lots of hummingbird visits during nesting season.
Wonder why other birds don't regularly pick spiders out of their webs. I've do a lot of birdwatching, but only seen it once.
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Originally Posted by GWC
...tend to be territorial...
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Tend?
Tend? The fiercest fights among birds takes place among hummingbirds!
You seldom see two hummers on a feeder at one time. When they defend, you have to follow the "fights" with your eyes set at "hyper-speed". Awesome manuvers.
They also vocalize while they're fighting -- with noisy (for tiny birds, that is) "beeps".