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Hummingbird still here

sheilaswan
15 years ago

I caught a hummingbird two weeks ago that it's beak stuck through a little round piece of plastic, about the size of a pepper corn. The little hummer could not open it's beak but could stick it's tongue out. It could drink but not very well since it couldn't get far enough into the tiny holes of the feeder. Once caught, I removed the plastic and let the hummer go.

I figured it would stay around to fatten up before leaving but it is still here. I live in central MN. So far our temps have gotten down to 32 at night so no hard frost yet. Will this little one leave before it's too late or should I take down the feeders to encourage it to leave? I have seen two hummers passing through, the last was on the 13th of Oct. Does anyone else this far north still have hummers? I worry that the hummer will wait too long and won't have anything to eat on it's trip south. thank you

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