While going in/out my back porch the other day, I thought I heard a bit of a
buzz off to one side but I've got house wrens nesting in a box on a shelf in
the porch since I've been leaving doors open on two sides of the porch for my
dog to come and go (the porch is more a screened in storage unit any more
anyway). I was in and out a couple of times before I saw it - a female hummer
desperate to get out of the porch but only seeming to go to the completely
closed end or the porch.
My hubby swung a broom outside the closed end of the and I tried shooing the
bird gently toward the open doors with a pool skimmer net but the little
dickens wouldn't come down from the ceiling to get low enough to slip out
either door under the plastic/vinyl skirt at the top of the door. I was
starting to worry since I didn't want to force her roughly (or like a badminton
birdie), so I ended up pulling off the vinyl thingy and she flitted out.
A few years ago we had something similar on our open air front porch when a
young hummer seemed "trapped" at the ceiling and wouldn't fly out under the
porch structure frame. I used a large bronze scoop to help that little one out.
I'm also feeding plenty of thirsty hummingbirds after what seemed like a slow
start early on this year. I have yucca plants close to some shepherd's hooks
with feeders on them and the little green birds perched on the yucca stalks
look just like the yucca pods - same size and color.
Ceci & friends atThe Far Side Farm
