Yes, I’m experimenting on you! I took a little (and I mean VERY little) video of a hummingbird being chased away by bees. This is my first attempt to embed a video into my blog, so be patient with me if it doesn’t work!
The Hummer was able to come back and drink long and hard after the bees moved on. No hummingbirds or bees were harmed in the making of this video. Really. Who’s going to mess with bees and who can catching a hummingbird?
And if you’re wondering about the actual size of this little guy (and really, they are about the size of your thumb), the red feeder is 7″ across at the base, including perches. The base without the perches is about 5″.
–Sue
Video came through just fine…good job!
I wounder if you – I know this sounds kinda silly but my sister says it works – hung a blown up brown paper bag in the tree near the feeder if it would keep the bees away??? It’s supposed to look like a wasp’s nest… I have not tried, it, but I wounder if it did work, would it keep the hummers away too??? hmmmmm. Your video worked!!!
It was fun to watch!!
my goodness those bees were ferocious! i think i would have flown away too.
Great video!
Aren’t hummingbirds fascinating! Such work to keep those tiny wings going so fast- makes me tired just watching them!