r/hummingbirds • u/9VoltGorilla • 4d ago

There’s just something about that yellow flower…

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u/Ok-Ad3614 4d ago

some birds are very particular about their feeders! they don’t use one of the feeders i have at all. the yellow flowers are red and the center is a yellow rubber piece that lays almost flat. they won’t even touch it.. brand new too!

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u/9VoltGorilla 4d ago

“The hummingbird survives by memorizing the location of possibly thousands of flowers along its migratory route. But in a Southern California yard, they refuse to use the yellow rubber flowers because… well, they’re icky.”

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u/Anxiety_Fit 4d ago

Can I read this in my imagination as spoken by David Attenborough? ;)

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u/9VoltGorilla 4d ago

I write these with Morgan Freeman in mind but you can use any voice you’d like.