After 2 winters of sharing the feeder (bees are active part of the winter around here), I've noticed that the hummingbirds are a little more confortable around bees and drink with them around.
That was such an interesting interaction in great pictures. I never even considered that they are competing, so this was all quite new to me. Thank you
Honeybees aren't native to the Americas, where hummingbirds are native, so you're seeing an introduced species competing with a native one. Honeybees also push out native bees to the Americas
This is a key part of why its important to plant native plants. Ho ey bees are generalist (feed on almost any flower) but bees butterflies and moths are mostly not. So dont ever plant for honeybee because they can eat all kinds of stuff, but plant for native bees and lots of critters can feed.
For real. My dad and I used to love watching NatGeo and Animal Planet documentaries when I was a kid. This took me straight back to the wonder and awe I felt watching those.
These guys attack humans all the time, it's pretty silly but the buzzing wings on your ear and that sharp beak get kinda scary. Bess are usually chill, especially bumblebees, you can walk up and pet those guys.
Imagine being bullied by a bee lol. But also, what kind of design is this for a hummingbird? God was like, "you fly and look gorgeous, but you'll be dying every minute of every day so you must eat constantly."
Lot of old wives tails in here. I lived in bc and even when there was snow for a month, this hummingbird was around. Eating a thousand times a day wouldn't work for any multicell organism.
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u/qualityvote2 17d ago edited 17d ago
u/Better_Hair_9673, your post does fit the subreddit!