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Posted by Georgiana on 13:01:15 02/24/06
In Reply to: Hummingbirds in Miami-Dade County posted by Bob Kelley
:
: Due to the damage caused to the flowering plants, especially
: the true Hong Kong Orchid trees(Bahania blakania), the sterile
: ones, our wintering hummingbirds are using feeders this season.
: This was a rare occurence in past years.
: They set up feeding cycles usually so you often see them checking out the flowering plants at the same time of day. They often use the HKO as a base(defending their home tree against
: intruders). You can often see them sitting on a bare branch, and then zooming up ti pick off a midge. Their high pitched twitering
: usually indicates their presence.
: They rarely breed in MDC, but they do nest in the cypress country to the west. Look for them along the loop road in the summer. I have seen a nest at Corkscrew Swamp.
: They usually show up in early September and leave in mid-April so any summer hummingbirds here are worth checking out.
: Bob Kelley
: RKelley@math.miami.edu
Thanks so much! I love those trees, where do they sell them?
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