8 PM 28 July 2008
1 August 2008-here's one I took about 40 minutes ago
Just thought I'd give you a buzz
In status quo here; practice hell but we still have the hummers
St. Francis of Assisi has a visitor
Talking it over?
Ladies first!
This is most unusual.
Early this Saturday morning the 30th of August 08 we were having a thunderstorm with light rain but it was windy. I went out and moved two feeders to a protected area and saw a feeder with a hummer on it that didn't move as I approached it. Its eyes were open and it must have had a heart attack while clinging to the feeder. It didn't move when I touched it.
feeder and dead hummer
I brought the feeder in the house, showed it to my wife and took several pictures. You can see one wing is extended, its tail feathers are partially open and the beak is in a flower hole. What a way to die, tanking up at the feeder! Some sad.
I left the dead bird and feeder in the kitchen then went to the shed to take some pictures of the hungry hummers having breakfast.
About fifteen minutes later, Sharon called and said, "Hurry, come in, the hummer is alive!"
I thought this is not the time for an August 30th, April Fools' Day joke!
She had been looking at it and it moved, then flew off inside the house. We couldn't find it. Beau Beau our always hungry cat was looking for it too but with very evil intentions.
Finally Sharon spotted it and I was able to hand cup-capture it and take it to a shed feeder; it sat there a moment, then flew away to tell all of its scary adventure with the aliens.
I once saw a hummer hanging upside-down in a tupor (deep sleep) but this is for the books.
frank b
17...count 'em ...17
I don't know what it is, but I like it!
Last two are the same hummer with different lighting
Part of the wing is missing. It must have been some "hummer fight"
Taken at 1841 on 1 October from outside with background light to give a better "night time" effect
Check out the landing gear. they work well in high winds but they can't walk with them
Teen male costa tanking up before sunrise.
A male Costa 17 minutes before sunset
One bird's sunrise is another's sunset.
one taken before sunrise
one at sunset
Sunday at sunset, last call at the tanker.
A bee and a hummer at the feeder
Sunset
8 hummers taken Tuesday evening. It rained last night. A rarity.