Hummingbird – A WINDOW INTO THE WOODS

Hello from Rufous!

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I think this is a Rufous Hummingbird, but I may be mistaken. This little beauty loves nectar that is made up of a concoction of sugar and water. I use 1 cup of sugar to 4 cups of water, I bring it to a boil and then let it cool. The sugar needs to be completely dissolved, I imagine that with such a tiny throat, chunky nectar doesn’t go down all that well.

I normally don’t like cropping an image so drastically, but I wanted to show you his beautiful copper feathers. Like so many other birds, I marvel at the creation of such beautiful, magical creatures.

Shall We Dance?

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I love these tiny dancers!

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A List of 500 Hummingbird attributes…well maybe not that many.

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CURIOSITY!

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AGILITY!

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ADORABILITY! (Is that a word?)

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ADORABILITY 2.0

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I am in awe of these little jewels of the sky.

The list of two.

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HUMMINGBIRDS!! A few hummingbirds have become regular visitors and of course, I’ve become a little obsessed. You may have to ignore me at some point, because there will be more photos…because I’m out of control.

I’m learning a lot about these delicate birds, ONE of which is the fact that they can be territorial. I’ve seen videos before of lots of hummingbirds enjoying the feeders together, but the first one that found my feeder has a firm policy of NO SHARING.

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