During periods of extreme cold some Anna's will not go into torpor, and
instead will stay awake to avoid freezing.
Chuck Reinsch
Seattle
On 12/28/2021 6:59 PM, Jill Freidberg wrote:
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Same here. I'm in the Central District, and when I get up to pee at
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5:30, the hummers are already at the feeders (which I keep thawed
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though the night).
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Jill
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On Tue, Dec 28, 2021, 6:32 PM Jennifer Jarstad <jennjarstad at gmail.com>
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wrote:
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Just wanted to add to the discussion on hummingbird food because I
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saw an Anna's hummingbird in flight this morning 40 minutes before
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sunrise (caught on a motion detector camera in the pitch dark), so
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if you are bringing feeders in at night during the deep freeze,
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please consider putting them back out well before sunrise. Thanks.
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Jenn Jarstad
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Seattle, WA
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