do hummingbirds ride on the backs of geese going south for winter
No, this is just a silly myth that really does not make much sense.
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GUEST COLUMN: Birds of a feather
What do you think of when someone says "bird watching"? Do you picture the Brits (my apologies to any Brits that may be reading this) in their colorful shorts, socks and sandals, "Up City" soccer t-shirt, complete with binoculars, note pad and bird book?
I realize that there are probably equally dressed Americans that engage in the hobby of bird watching. But my mind always wanders to the English and their proper way of embracing something so simple yet complex.
To set the record straight I am not a birdwatcher and I don't see that in my future. What I do have is a variety of bird feeders in my yard that attract an even wider variety of birds.
During the summer there are enough hummingbirds around to amuse almost anyone. Ounce for ounce those guys have to be the most energetic of any animal. They find it almost impossible to sit down and enjoy their meal, they even hover while eating.
Another thing that makes them entertaining is their territorial habits. Some human puts out a hummingbird feeder with what amounts to a water tower worth of sugar water, that has between four and ten tiny drinking holes. Yet one hummingbird will feel the need to elect himself mayor of Feeder-town and chase any other of his tiny, thirsty, fellow birds, off.
Humming Birds and Geese 2009.wmv
Humming birds in our backyard. Turn up the volume to hear them talk. paintingsofsusannakatherine.bl ogspot.com
Hummingbird Migration…….On the Backs of Geese! | Hummingbird Lore
The warm softness of my grandmother’s voice still echoes each time I watch the many hummingbirds visiting my own garden and feeders today. I can remember sitting on the calico apron of my grandmother’s lap watching the Ruby-throated hummingbird feed on the brightly colored flowers in her garden. The hummingbird was a wonder to watch as I snuggled close to my dear grandmother....
hummingbirds on the backs of geese - Read It!
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Bird watching for dummies Hummingbirds Migrate on the Backs of Geese How this got started I may never know . ... Although it seems logical for hummingbirds to hitch a ride, in reality they have to make it through spring and fall migration on their own two wings. |
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Do Hummingbirds Hum?, Fascinating Answers to Questions About Hummingbirds A falsehood that has been repeated many times is that hummingbirds migrate south on the backs of geese. There is no evidence to support this claim—it is simply not true. Hummingbirds make their migratory journeys on their own. |
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Mountains and northern forests An old wives' tale has it that hummingbirds migrate south on the backs of geese, but that story has two fatal flaws. One is that hummingbirds migrate before the geese — even females and young have left by early September, whereas geese ... |
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The Rockies, A Natural History An old wives' tale has it that hummingbirds migrate south on the backs of geese, but that story has two fatal flaws. One is that hummingbirds migrate before the geese. Even the young have left by early September, whereas geese don't ... |
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An Enchantment of Birds, Memories from a Birder's Life And no, hummingbirds do not migrate south on the backs of geese. Although it would be difficult to disprove this fanciful tale outright, the fact that the geese only fly to California instead of Mexico, and do so in October instead of ... |
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Birders on top of their game A number of patient photographers have managed to get good pictures of the tiny ruby-throated hummingbirds that never seem to keep still. Nick Haramis caught one sitting in a crab apple tree with white flowers and another of a robin in an apple tree |
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Whitney man fights to preserve Brookline Springs water features A pair of rescued Chinese walking ducks are settling in the shrubs behind the bedroom, and baby ducks and geese paddle contentedly in the water. "We get hundreds of hummingbirds here in the summer," Mills said. "At night there are four or five families |
Daddy longlegs: just gentle, gawky bugs
A goldfinch tried to drink from her hummingbird feeder and a crow attacked a black snake. "The crow went around and around, attacking from all angles, while the snake was turning and striking." Dave Brown is pretty sure he identified an immature
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Rare warbler delights birders in Pelee Ruby-throated hummingbirds, those tiny birds, have flown from South America, across the Gulf of Mexico, to come to familiar gardens in the north to sip at the welcoming feeders. Reports came from Nepean, Russell, Lunenburg and McLaren's Landing. |
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Sluggish start to season 0 They were hunkered down trying to stay dry or just avoiding the leaden sky and about the only things I saw were and osprey, a mallard standing on one foot on a log and a very annoyed rufous hummingbird who kept flashing his gorgets and chasing off |