Date: 2/25/26 9:32 am From: Joan Miller via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Hummers sharing feeder
Hi Faye,
That's so funny. So far, I have not seen the male here really chase off the
females. That surprises me. Yesterday there were 3 females!
Joan
On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 9:04 AM Faye McAdams Hands <zest4parus...>
wrote:
> Hi Joan & Mark,
> I was just reminded of your posts this morning as I saw 2 females on my
> deck feeder and 1 male on my feeder by the fence, both in my backyard. When
> the male finished his breakfast, he flew over to the feeder on the deck and
> chased off the 2 females and then flew off himself.....screaming something
> like 'cooperation is over-rated'......I couldn't quite tell from inside my
> house.
>
> This also reminded me of a time 2 years ago, during a snowy January day, I
> had 7 females on the deck feeder! (with only 5 ports to drink from). This
> portion of the deck is covered, so protected from rain, snow and much wind.
> They all sat for quite awhile, all equidistant apart, and occasionally
> taking a sip of sustanence.
>
> Happy Birding,
> Faye
>
> Faye McAdams Hands
> Belfair, WA
> zest 4 parus AT hotmail dot com
>
> Life is Simple -- Eat, Sleep, Bird.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Tweeters <tweeters-bounces...> on behalf
> of Mark Reinitz via Tweeters <tweeters...>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 24, 2026 10:55 AM
> *To:* Joan Miller <jemskink...>
> *Cc:* <tweeters...> <tweeters...>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tweeters] Hummers sharing feeder
>
> Hi.
>
> My wife and I were just talking about the same thing! There were 2 females
> on the feeder this morning. This has happened several times lately. There
> were even times when a male sat on a nearby branch without shooing them
> away. Not something we’ve seen often.
>
> Mark Reinitz
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Feb 24, 2026, at 10:35 AM, Joan Miller via Tweeters <
> <tweeters...> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Tweets
>
> This winter hasn't been that bad, but I have seen many more instances of
> more than one hummingbird at a time at my feeder. They never used to
> tolerate another at the same time. Now I see two and occasionally a third
> using the feeder at once (there are four ports). Always females, but once
> in a while a male will join them. I think it's unusual. Maybe this behavior
> will change in spring and summer.
>
> Anyone else notice this sharing behavior?
>
> Joan Miller
> West Seattle
> jemsink at gmail dot com
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