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Venus Thistle & Hummingbird Mayfair Ranch Trail, Rancho Canada del Oro OSP |
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| Our native Venus Thistle is often mistaken for an invasive and destroyed. | ||
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| This year a large clump of Venus Thistle bloomed beside a section of the Mayfair Ranch Trail. | ||
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| This hummingbird visited the thistles daily to sip nectar. | ||
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| Hovering briefly, it dipped quickly from flower to flower. | ||
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| It took less than a minute to sip nectar from the entire clump of thistles. | ||
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| Nearby, a bank of California Fuchsia bloomed, also a valuable nectar source for hummingbirds. | ||
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| Ever wary and fearful of humans, if disturbed it will instantly fly away. | ||
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| Only to return a while later to continue feeding. | ||
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| Once it has sipped its fill of Venus Thistle nectar, it will fly off in search of other food sources. | ||
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