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The vines on the days that I've taken the most recent photos have been so busy with them coming and going! I think we've got over a dozen that are zipping about
The hummers we have in the backyard are so territorial they chase after butterflies too.
I've been watching them chase the bees (or maybe it's the other way around
Lucky! The rufous hummingbirds chase our butterflies out! It was kind of funny. I was in the backyard with my BF and we were talking about how aggressive that subspecies seems to be and how they know that other bird species don't eat their food and thus they don't have to worry about them. I then asked if they chase butterflies since they both drink nectar and right when I said that a rufous chased a swallowtail! They both LOVE our huge lantana bush.
I think if the hummers prefer the wisteria then they will chase the bees since butterflies don't really go for that flower since it hangs. Hawk/hummingbird moths are lucky they move at night, else they'd be in trouble to.
I'm wondering if the rufous is more aggressive since they migrate and must battle established territories as they travel...I'm sure in areas that get colder than we do here in Northern California the Anna's migrate some but they're here year round...
The only butterflies that gather in any concentration are doing so on a bush full of white flowers (see my latest upload of the hairstreak) but I haven't seen the hummers at it
They are the most aggressive with other hummers and that can be said for all hummers. I think because their metabolism is so high and they can be near-death at night they are very territorial. Could possibly be a life-and-death situation for them.
Interesting. We have a bit of variety that hummers and butterflies go to (the hummers eat gnats that fly around our yucca tree). What we needs are host plants so that the butterflies come, mate, and lay eggs. We usually get one butterfly at a time and if we get multiples they are all different species >< My BF's mom is great at growing passion flower vines and they get a lot of Gulf Fritillaries there laying eggs. She also has milkweed that attracts Monarchs.