Can human presence deter or attract predators?

Males will chase other calliope hummingbirds, other hummingbird species, and bumblebees from their territories. ... What eats them and how do they avoid being ... Sep 3, 2023 ... I did a little research and learned that praying mantises can also kill and eat hummingbirds. Wild! Did you all know that? It would never ... Sep 28, 2015 ... While hummingbirds regularly eat spiders and use spider silk to build their nests, never in a million years did I expect to witness the ... Sep 6, 2021 ... Rankin typically studies trophic interactions, or as she explains it, the science of “who eats who” in nature. “Hummingbirds and insects might ... Sep 4, 2015 ... Hawks could eat the hummingbirds, but these morsels are too small and agile to be worth the effort, the researchers note. This phenomenon ... My mother eats ice cream in slow motion. The spoon held on her tongue a few ... Inside her apartment, hummingbirds surround my mother: a carved wooden hummingbird ... Jun 13, 2006 ... We have two hummingbird feeders we use. Starting about a week ago, one of them (the farthest from the house) suddenly started being drained ... Aug 28, 2018 ... “Our compilation suggests that praying mantises frequently prey on hummingbirds in gardens in North America; therefore, we suggest caution in ... Aug 25, 2010 ... Watching this bird eat these insects and spider made me realize that these birds eat a lot more protein than I had previously thought; something ... Apr 20, 2022 ... Their constant need for food – they must eat at least every 15 minutes – means they're very competitive. Anyone who has hung a hummingbird ...