The Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are still out in force at the sugar feeder bar in my yard.
This young one has been at it all day chasing away others like an angry bee.
These little birds are fearless, haha!

The old way to deal with aggressive hummingbirds was to separate single feeders from each other.
The problem is that by placing individual feeders in separate areas, you may be encouraging more bullies to claim their local territories.

Today, the solution to real hummingbird harmony is to add more hummingbird feeders to your collection and place them in clusters around your property.

By creating more feeding zones made up of two or more feeders, (ideally some of which should be out of sight of the others), a single dominant hummingbird cannot defend a particular feeder.

Now all can feed without too much stress. Maybe they’ll sit still enough for a portrait more often, lol!

Photo by @sally_siko
Canon 5DS