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I don’t know what the cause for the behavior might be. Does the hummingbird think that the entire feeder is a single “flower”? If so it would make sense that they would get upset that another bird is competing for their food source. Would they also get territorial over a flowering tree? I’m afraid i don’t know but curious to learn if someone knows the answer.