> I have one or possibly two chickadees that have become regular drinkers at
> one of my hummer feeder. It is a standard Perky pet plastic one with the
> silly yellow flowers But NO perches. the chickadees land on it and stick
> their beaks in and tilt their heads up with open mouths - it sure looks like
> they are getting some liquid. Seems odd.

Clarice,

We have some chickadees doing the same. The hummer feeder is the same
as yours WITH the perches. We have both chestnut-backed and black-
capped and it seems the black-capped are the ones doing the drinking.
The hummer feeder is about 4 feet away from the platform feeder for all
the other birds. At first, I thought they were just resting, but I have seen
them take a drink the same way you've seen yours. Very strange, but I
guess not so strange.

Take care,
Nancy


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