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Do Humming birds need protein?
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needtogetaas
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they also eat insects and tiny spiders to provide protein
needtogetaas
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they eat small bugs inside flowers, and sometimes pick bugs out of spider webs for food
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"Remember that hummingbirds eat insects. They need more than your nectar sources to survive. Do not use pesticides to wipe out the bugs in your yard. Tiny spiders and tiny flying insects might not appeal to you but they are "meat and potatoes" to a hummingbird. "
http://www.birds-n-garden.com/hummingbirds_facts.html
Good question. I had never thought of that. I used to have up hummingbird feeders and got tons of them. I never thought about their protein sources.
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http://www.birds-n-garden.com/hummingbirds_facts.html
Good question. I had never thought of that. I used to have up hummingbird feeders and got tons of them. I never thought about their protein sources.
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YG is officially off ignore. Others on the board are firmly convinced you are not a lost cause.
YG, allow me to introduce you to the following resources:
http://www.google.com/
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.ask.com/
Any one of these fine resources can provide you with a HUGE amount of information on a wide range of subjects.
As an example, I put just the words "hummingbird" and "diet" into Google's search and got this interesting piece of information (k to Needto, he knew it. I assumed the little buggers just operated on pure sugar, never claimed to be a bird person):
In addition to nectar, small insects are an important part of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird's diet. Small flies, bees, wasps, and spiders are taken at flowers, but they are also gleaned from bark or found beside sapsucker's sap wells. At times, these hummingbirds feed by flycatching in clouds of gnats.
YG, allow me to introduce you to the following resources:
http://www.google.com/
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.ask.com/
Any one of these fine resources can provide you with a HUGE amount of information on a wide range of subjects.
As an example, I put just the words "hummingbird" and "diet" into Google's search and got this interesting piece of information (k to Needto, he knew it. I assumed the little buggers just operated on pure sugar, never claimed to be a bird person):
In addition to nectar, small insects are an important part of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird's diet. Small flies, bees, wasps, and spiders are taken at flowers, but they are also gleaned from bark or found beside sapsucker's sap wells. At times, these hummingbirds feed by flycatching in clouds of gnats.
needtogetaas
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were i dont see no kmusclemom said:
needtogetaas
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ou have given out too much Karma in the last 24 hours, try again later.musclemom said:Holy moses I had to take a leak for heaven's sake!!!
You can't lock a thread, dear.youngguns said:
A moderator can lock a thread.
Chairman of the Board can delete individual posts and block people from posting in their threads.
You, as a mere peon platinum memeber only have one option: you must delete your first post to make a thread evaporate. You can't keep me from posting in your threads and as long as I am not rude you have no reason to complain.
I am trying to be helpful, dear child. I can be very, very helpful.
needtogetaas
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musclemom said:
I'm forced to assume you're referencing my sig? When it stops bothering you, grasshopper, then you will know that you have graduated to the next level.youngguns said:
And then I'll take it down ... unless you say something else incredibly silly to replace it with, first.
Take a piece of advice, kiddo, if you can't laugh at yourself, you're missing out on the greatest gift that the Gods blessed you with.
Good, laugh at yourself a little. You can be serious about your life and still chuckle at yourself sometimes.youngguns said:
When I see that you're lightening up, it comes down.
And no, I didn't change the rules. You can SAY anything you want, I'll bring it down when I see you're not taking yourself so seriously (at least on this board, how you live your life is your perogative).
But I see you're trying.
