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Come@Me: Hummingbirds are Jerks

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It would use that mini rapier of a beak to full poking effect if the hapless human tried to take a sip from its feeder, or pick one of its flowers, or even neglect to fill the feeder on time. And that begs the question, anthropocentric comparisons aside, what makes a bird a jerk? Maybe even pyschos. I’m pretty sure they are!

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Asia’s Deadliest Bird: The Brown Prinia

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Other birders might however owe their very lives to this neglect. Here is a little comparison (Black Mamba courtesy of Tad Arensmeier and Wikipedia , and excuse the horrible prinia crop): Disturbing, right? Just don’t try this with a Brown Prinia, unless you have life insurance and a family in need.

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