Birding for Humans
Birding. If you didn't know, now you know.
  • Home
  • Birders Slack
  • About Me

Update: I Win!

12/19/2012

1 Comment

 
It happened: A female Allen’s Hummingbird actually fed from the feeder I put out a couple weeks ago. I don’t know for sure that this was her first visit (having long since given up my tortuous vigil), but I think it was. I happened to be at the kitchen sink first thing in the morning when she flew up to the feeder, briefly hovered a couple inches away, then landed and took a sip. She flew off quickly, but later I caught her just sitting there, possibly having sated herself already. This time she stayed long enough for me to take a few of my trademark, barely recognizable iPhone + binocular photos.
Picture
She seemed to like the way the world looked from there. Insofar as a creature with a pea-sized brain can “like” something.
Picture
A thousandth of a penny for your thoughts.
Anyway, there you have it: I win! I successfully gave food to a hummingbird. Meanwhile, I wasn't just sitting around waiting for her to show up - I started offering seeds for the local finches and sparrows. Stay tuned for that story, which is gonna be off the hook.
1 Comment
Dad
12/20/2012 08:44:54 am

Hey! I like lots of things! Nicely done, though.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Picture
    @j_chapper

    Archives

    December 2018
    February 2018
    June 2017
    July 2014
    March 2014
    September 2013
    July 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.