Small bird
I have 2 pairs of very, very small birds. I think they are birds because
they fly together as a pair. They are nectar feeders since they fly around our petunia's about sunset. I saw them last year feeding on the mexican fire bush. They are brown and black striped. They don't look anything like pictures of hummingbirds but have the same fast angular flight pattern and long beak. I would post a picture but I can't get enough contrast in the dusk. Does anyone have an idea of what they might be? |
Small bird
Chuck wrote:
I have 2 pairs of very, very small birds. I think they are birds because they fly together as a pair. They are nectar feeders since they fly around our petunia's about sunset. I saw them last year feeding on the mexican fire bush. They are brown and black striped. They don't look anything like pictures of hummingbirds but have the same fast angular flight pattern and long beak. I would post a picture but I can't get enough contrast in the dusk. Does anyone have an idea of what they might be? Any chance they're large moths? http://snipurl.com/1kbte You'd be surprised how big some of those things get. DT |
Small bird
Chuck wrote:
I have 2 pairs of very, very small birds. I think they are birds because they fly together as a pair. They are nectar feeders since they fly around our petunia's about sunset. I saw them last year feeding on the mexican fire bush. They are brown and black striped. They don't look anything like pictures of hummingbirds but have the same fast angular flight pattern and long beak. I would post a picture but I can't get enough contrast in the dusk. Does anyone have an idea of what they might be? Hummingbird moths. I see them around my house occasionally. -- Gary Brady Austin, TX |
Small bird
"Gary Brady" wrote in message
hlink.net... Chuck wrote: I have 2 pairs of very, very small birds. I think they are birds because they fly together as a pair. They are nectar feeders since they fly around our petunia's about sunset. I saw them last year feeding on the mexican fire bush. They are brown and black striped. They don't look anything like pictures of hummingbirds but have the same fast angular flight pattern and long beak. I would post a picture but I can't get enough contrast in the dusk. Does anyone have an idea of what they might be? Hummingbird moths. I see them around my house occasionally. Those come around my house pretty regularly and feed exactly like hummingbirds -- I first thought they were hummingbirds but they weren't afraid of humans. |
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