I got into Purple Martins years ago. Had a nice gourd rack that would house 24 adults and they would raise their young and Id have as many as 100 martins flying around the yard before they left and went south in July. Very cool birds and I had absolutely no more wasps or yellow jackets anywhere around my 8 acres in Tuttle. They always came back to the same house if they lived through the year.Never thought I’d be a ‘bird nerd’ but if the shoe fits.
Ha! If the shoe fits, it's usually more expensive...
We enjoyed the little fellows a lot back when Sweetie could take care of the feeder. I hung ours about a foot or so from the patio doors, and you could stand with yer nose against it (if you were still), and literally get a "bird's eye" view.
Ounce for ounce they are little bad asses. I was flying a small size battery RC helicopter in the backyard a couple of years ago. I was hovering about 10' in the air when a hummingbird flew in and lined-up nose to nose with the helicopter. I believe he was defending his space area even though he was 1/3 the size of the helicopter.Hummingbird’s are cool little critters. I’ll never forget the first time I watched one hover next to a ball of dog pecker gnats and pick them off, one by one.
And, back when I could hear, I thought their little calls were fascinating.
I was really surprised the first time I heard one hovering up close. Their wings sound like tiny lawnmower engines.And, back when I could hear, I thought their little calls were fascinating.
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