The first 45 seconds (0:08-0:45) of this slo-mo clip, borrowed from a TED lecture on pollinators, brilliantly captures hummingbird (spp.) behaviors that are too difficult to see first hand < http://www.youtube.com/v/xHkq1edcbk4?version=3****>.
Watch how both predator-prey (0:35-0:45) spin in circles, all while flying right-side up, up-side down, or side ways. Is the predator mimicking the prey's movements or are these normal hunting tactics for hummers? (Is there an alternative explanation?) G.B.! Candace Cornell -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --