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How to Stop Territorial Behavior
An old rule of thumb when it came to addressing bully hummingbirds was to separate the feeders from each other. However, by placing feeders in separate areas, the bird enthusiast may be encouraging more bullies to claim the territory. The real answer to hummingbird harmony is to add more hummingbird feeders and place them in clusters.

By creating more feeding zones, some of which will be out of sight of the others, a dominant hummingbird cannot defend every feeder. Additionally, the fighting and feeding sounds that hummingbirds make will attract more hummingbirds to a yard.

Long-time hummingbird bander and one of Alabama’s foremost bird experts, Bob Sargent, suggests to start increasing the numbers of hummingbird feeders around July 4th. This is when nesting is ending and the first southbound migrants are arriving in large numbers.

If one hummingbird is the primary bully, it’s also a good idea to locate its favorite hiding spot. Bully hummingbirds usually maintain a good vantage point to watch and defend their territory. Try removing the perch or pruning the branch that it typically uses. This will help to prevent it from chasing away other hummingbirds.



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