The other day I was complaining about how my hummingbird feeders had become inundated with hummingbirds and I had to keep filling them up all the time. What has happened next is a bit curious…
 
From what I’ve read, hummingbirds are a very territorial creature. They protect what they believe is theirs. And, don’t get me wrong, I am no expert on hummingbirds. That’s just what I read. I’m just a guy with a couple of hummingbird feeders.
 
Now, I had never seen this that much. Sure, the hummingbirds would chase each other around. And, some would be more aggressive than others. But, they would all eventually get their drink.
 
What has happened now is that two hummingbirds have come to own their individual feeder. One sits on the top of one of them, the other on top of the other. Whenever any hummingbirds try to come to drink, they chase them away. They sit there in guard mode, chasing all up-comers away. Occasionally, they take a drink, then they go back to their post. Very strange…
 
Kind of funny, and if you have read that blog that I wrote a couple of days ago, you may even think that/this is what I want. I have not had to fill up the feeders for a few days now. And, the sugar water has gone down very little. But, that’s not what I want. Really, I want to provide sustenance for the whole community or I would just take down the feeders and throw them away.
 
I think we have all probably had to deal with bullies like this at some point throughout our life. I know I have. Maybe it is the big scary guy who grew up way too fast or flucked out and was held back in grammar school or junior high. Maybe it was a gang or gangs, like was the case I had to content with when I was young. Maybe it was someone on the internet hiding behind their keyboard and screen. Maybe it was a lawyer. Maybe it was a boss. Maybe it was a??? Whatever or whomever the case, I believe most of us have had to deal with a bully at some point in our life. And, if you have, you know that it is fucked up. It leaves you with a very bad feeling inside.
 
But, what can you do in those situations? I think there is no real answer. I mean, life is not like a Bruce Lee movie where you are attacked by a swam of people and you kick all of their asses and emerge victorious. Or, a place where Right always overcomes Wrong.  To get past whatever bully situation you find yourself in, you just gotta play it by ear.
 
The fact of the fact is, a lot of life is like that. There is someone on top, keeping you from getting where you want to be, (to get your drink of sugar water), and no matter how hard you try, they just keep you from getting or becoming.
 
Maybe, and this is just a big maybe, the best path forward is to not try to fight at all. Leave, go somewhere else where the free drink is way more available and not patrolled by a bully with wings.