I saw a hummingbird. For Canadians (Atlantic Canadians only, I wonder?) that’s not a big deal. As a European, I’ve never seen one in my life. Not even the last years, while living here: I was either skeptic or plain unlucky. Skeptic, because I truly think that those animals shouldn’t be around these areas. I mean, it can be rather mean weather over here.
And yes, they hover. Or actually, they zoom, zigzag, rollover and smile at you. You heard that right. They smile because apparently they like what’s inside the hummingbird feeder. And they eat it a lot. Which reminded me a bit of Alan’s entry today about ‘fastfeed’: it wouldn’t surprise me if we end up with obese hummingbirds this year. Smile!
This time of year before the flowers open, if you set out a hummingbird feeder with sugar water, you can get very close as they are practically speaking starving and will pay you no heed if you stand close.
I wouldn’t even recognize one if it turned up in front of me, I’m afraid :-)
I thought they were tropical birds, by the way?
I wouldn’t even recognize one if it turned up in front of me, I’m afraid :-)
Oh you would. Big as a thumb + Zigzag + hovering + cuteness factor 100% = Hummingbird!
I thought they were tropical birds, by the way?
That’s what I had in mind too for all those years living here. But apparently they make it over here (from Mexico, I read somewheres), sit it out to September and then return.
you can get very close as they are practically speaking starving and will pay you no heed if you stand close.
They’re a bit shy (we apparently have a couple, so there might be a nest somewhere close), I noticed.