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The Hummingbird’s Gifts
What the hummingbird brings: Delight when you first appear in late April. You bring the promise of spring and lively movement and sounds on my porch. Oh, the sounds: chattering and chittering, when you announce your presence; hissing, whistling and … Continue reading
Summer Porch Textures
From my summer porch, I observe much of what’s going on around me without necessarily being seen. Since we can’t see our human neighbors through the trees, animals and plants become the subjects of my voyeuristic tendencies. When I saw … Continue reading
Summer Pleasures – Watching Hummingbirds
One of summer’s greatest pleasures for me is sitting on my porch that has transformed into a jungle of house plants now outside for the season, potted plants waiting for a forever-spot somewhere in my landscape, and vines and grasses … Continue reading
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Tagged acrobatics, feeder, hosta, hummingbird, porch, ruby-throated hummingbird, simple pleasures, summer pleasure, summer porch
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Safely Enveloped: Hummer Rescue
We love to watch the hummingbirds feeding on our porch. The cats watch them, too, but pretend to not be interested as they know the hummers are much too fast for them ….except when they fly into a window and … Continue reading
Hummingbirds: Avian Jewels
We are lucky to have a number of people in our area who are extremely knowledgeable birders. Monday night, our Bird Club featured a speaker who gave a fascinating talk and slideshow about hummingbirds. The speaker was none other than … Continue reading