[wisb] Re: Ruby-throated Hummer - Pickett
- From: Swanson <elaineseverin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdnet <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:31:13 -0700 (PDT)
Cynthia - I just got out my Sibley guide to compare the juvenile females. It
was late afternoon and the light was soft on the feeder hanging under the porch
roof. I'm not sure - so thanks for asking! I'll take some photos - if I'm
lucky enough to see her again.
Elaine
On Monday, October 14, 2013 11:59 PM, Swanson <elaineseverin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Late afternoon, I returned home from working in my prairie of thistles -
feeling tired and grumpy. As I entered the house, I looked through the front
window and was amazed to see a little hummer at my feeder. It had been 3 weeks
since my 2 remaining feeders had any visitors. I quickly mixed up a fresh
sugar solution - and dashed out to get my new feeder w/the higher perch already
stored for the season. The little bird appeared several more times for quick
sips. I imagined she was also visiting the petunias and asters for real
nectar. Sun was setting by the time I hung the new feeder where the old one
had been. Back she came, drinking from each port, now resting on the new
perch. Sugar water was still slightly warm - just what a nightcap should be.
I imagined how the simple act of mixing up a bit of sugar water might somehow
affect a tiny life force fluttering against all odds crossing hundreds of miles
over the Gulf of Mexico
to a warmer space in Central America. Will she be outside my window in the
morning? For now, I'm doing cartwheels inside - grumpiness gone.
Elaine Swanson
FDL County
rural Pickett
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