Nancy -
That hummer was probably telling the young eagle that it (the hummer) would be riding on his/her back in a week or so en route to Venezuela. Maybe even discussing some practice flights first…

;-)


Susan Fogleman

On Aug 29, 2016, at 6:28 AM, Nancy A. Brown wrote:

> Okay Sue and everyone I must up one you all. Several years ago after a strong thunder storm I had a just fledged (I have to think it was blown in from Hebron, NY nest?) Bald Eagle at Danby Pond. While watching it I was amazed to see a hummingbird repeatedly dive at it , 4 or 5 times, just what kind of threat did the hummer think it posed to its food source? Falling on the flowers and squishing them, possible the Eaglet was awful wobbly!
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> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Unusual hummngbird behavior?
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>> Here in my yard in Brandon a hummer was annoying a blue jay.
>> Sue Wetmore
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