[TN-Bird] Rufous Hummingbird Day 26

From: eyesew@xxxxxxxxx (Virginia Curtis)
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 06:55:40 -0600
We were kind of surprised this morning when he showed up at 6:30 a.m.
He stayed at the feeder until dark yesterday, at least an hour past his
normal bedtime, and in the last 10 minutes made 3 trips and took 29
drinks, most of them very long ones.  That made us surmise he might be
getting ready to fly last night with the weather front and the impending
cold weather.  He's put on so much weight he appears to have no neck!  

So it would not have been unexpected if he had not shown up this
morning.  But he did, and we both laughed out loud in pleasure from
seeing him again.  It is such a delight to begin the day with his
appearance at the feeder.  We've seen him hundreds of times now but are
always amazed again each morning that such a tiny creature can be so
beautiful.  We hope you have seen the great pictures of him available
from several  photographers.  But nothing captures his beauty like the
eye seeing him fly onto the feeder.  We'll have family visiting us this
weekend, but you are still welcome to come and see him.

Tommy & Virginia Curtis
Smithville, Tennessee
DeKalb County

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