[yorkie]

Any sense of tranquility at your hummingbird feeders is immediately lost when a Rufous Hummingbird shows up. While your hummingbird feeder has more than enough food for all of the hummingbirds in your yard, Rufous Hummingbirds will lay claim to your yard, and your feeder, and will vigorously defend the feeder with aerial battles, chases, tail fanning—and a lot of chatter. If you could translate the chatter from a male Rufous, he would probably be saying something like “Bring it on!”

http://www.jaysbirdbarn.com/articles.php?id=158

It’s hard to believe that such a little bird can be such a big bully. What a Rufous Hummingbird lacks in size is made up in attitude! They are like flying Tasmanian
Devils! Don’t let the diminutive size (3.75 inches long weighing in at 3.4 grams) fool you. They may be small, but they are not fragile. These are hardy, tough birds that can endure extreme weather conditions and marathon migrations.

Rufous Hummingbirds migrate further than any other hummingbird species in North America. They winter in Mexico and Central America, and breed as far north as Western Canada and Eastern Alaska. In relation to its body length, Rufous Hummingbirds have the longest migration of any bird in the world.

[Mama_Bear]

I am really glad that they don't hang around long before they move on to green pastures. LOL. I really felt badly for my other hummers, although, I keep feeders on three sides of the house. There was no way this bully Rufous could commandeer all three feeders at the same time.

TTYL, ladies. I have a house to clean!

[luvie]

I think mine was a ruby-throat, just from what I have seen
in pictures, but he sure nuff was a bully! We were quite
happy to have him move on!