[Douglbirds] Amusing Hummingbird

[Kirk Huffstater - Creative Gardenscapes]

This afternoon I observed a female Broad-tailed Hummingbird gathering nesting material around one of my ponds.  It was quite hilarious watching her "attack" last year's large, fluffy cattail heads, and fly away with a ball of cattail fuzz as large as she was!  She was really aggressive during her efforts, attacking the cattails with a vehemence somewhat unbefitting for such a miniscule creature.  I was so amused that my chuckling even distracted her from her work one time.  I saw her visit the cattails 3 times during about 15 minutes of observation.  She must have a very soft, cozy nest by now!

Good Birding,

Kirk Huffstater
Castle Rock, CO
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