There were some postings recently on humnet (listserv for humnuts) regarding whether or not hummers are flycatchers to any significant degree. I don't think there's really a debate...I believe it's been ruled by examining stomach contents that they are, but it's rare to actually witness them at it. I was watching this little hummer today -- he's an overwintering juvenile male Ruby-Throat --and I caught him in action! You can even see the insect he's after! Some times it pays to be patient :-)
The short version of the video: http://dgpatterson.com/janebirds/Hum_Flycatching_short.wmv
The longer version of the video: http://dgpatterson.com/janebirds/Hum_flycatching.wmv
And a neat short clip of a great stretch and tail flare… http://dgpatterson.com/janebirds/R2_tail_flare.wmv
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FUN, Fun to see this--smart hummers!
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