Fotografer
27th November 2010, 04:21 PM
I couldn't figure out why my hummingbird feeder was emptying so fast. Sure those little guys have high metabolisms, but they are tiny and don't drink THAT much.</p>
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<p>Then, this afternoon ...</p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8626.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8589.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8595.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8590.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8587.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p>For those of you who are suspecting that this isn't a hummingbired, you are correct. This is a Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) enjoying my hummingbird nectar.</p>
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<p>Then, this afternoon ...</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8626.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8589.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8595.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8590.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll249/icassell/IMG_8587.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></p>
<p> </p>
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<p>For those of you who are suspecting that this isn't a hummingbired, you are correct. This is a Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) enjoying my hummingbird nectar.</p>
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