February 01, 2009
Hummingbird tales
Saturday morning began with me checking on our preggers hummingbird; she appeared to be feathering her nest, adding insulation with a bit of down from one of her bigger avian cousins. (Click on photo for larger version)
I backed away from the nest, and a few minutes later heard the thrum of turbocharged wingbeats, as the hummingbird climbed into the sky, looking for some breakfast. (Click on photo for larger version)
Take a close look; you'll see that the hummingbird is surrounded by small insects -- I think they're mosquitos. Breakfast is served. (Click on photo for larger version)
You thought hummingbirds were pacifists, the hippies of the sky, flitting from flower to flower, didn't you? Little did you know they are actually Sky Sharks, voracious consumers of all. Here she moves in for the kill, beak agape. (Click on photo for larger version)
These bugs never saw it coming, winged death zooming up from below. (Click on photo for larger version)
I looked at this shot and asked myself, "What are the diamond-like objects, gleaming in the sky?" "Hummingbird poop," replied my wife. Those birds really have cornered the market on cute. (Click on photo for larger version)
Posted by Mike Lief at February 1, 2009 09:07 PM
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Great photos, Mike. Really great. Thanks for posting them.
Posted by: ecmarm at February 3, 2009 08:56 PM