My hummers, particularly the females, routinely ignore my 3 cats, who someti= mes sleep within 5 feet of the feeder=2E The male hummers seem a bit more sh= y, but not by much=2E=20 Liz Singley Kingston TN ----- Original Message ----- From: Thais Carr Sent: 6/16/2003 3:52:03 AM To: tn-bird@freelists=2Eorg Subject: [TN-Bird] hummer Yesterday evening at dusk I was just stepping off the back step in the light= rain=2E I heard an odd animal sound & saw movement near my feet=2E For a = moment I thought it was a frog-then realized it was a hummer that had been o= n the ground=2E It flew off & landed in the nearby redbud, a favorite plac= e of hummers that visit the feeder close to the steps=2E I wondered if it c= ould have been drinking water that had puddled? I couldn't figure out any o= ther reason for that behavior=2E I was particularly surprised since one of = the dogs was under the porch sleeping out of the rain=2E=20 Thais Carr, Thompsons Station =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3DNOTES TO SUBSCRIBER=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation=2E ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@freelists=2Eorg=2E -----------------------------------------------------=20 To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@freelists=2Eorg=20 with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field=2E * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone=2Ecom/find=2Easp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www=2Etnbirds=2Eorg * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@tricon=2Enet (423) 764-3958 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================