Guess what!
I just about had a heart attack on Sunday. I was standing in the kitchen talking to my husband and I turned my head to look out the window at the garden and some fluttering by the hummingbird feeder caught my eye.
I realized that I was seeing the first hummingbird of the season!
I had just taken a Tylenol because I had an awful migraine on Sunday (in fact I still have a headache!). In fact I’m not even sure that I’d finished swallowing the pill when I saw the hummingbird. I was so surprised all I could do was point out the window and go “Oh” “oh” “oh”.
I scared my husband. He thought something was wrong with me so he wasn’t even looking out the window where I was pointing. I either finally spit out the word hummingbird or he turned his head enough to see the bird examining the feeder.
We’ve only had one hummingbird that we actually saw before and that was three years ago! We’ve since purchased and extra hummingbird feeder and I guess it paid off.
So we were both staring out the window amazed that a little colorful hummingbird had bestowed a visit upon us when my husband decided to try to get the camera. I wanted to take photos, but overall I was more interested in watching the bird rather than running to get the camera and losing those precious seconds of hummingbird sightseeing.
He did manage to get my new SLR digital camera for me before the bird flew away. Luckily it takes several photos in a row so I managed to take about 20 pictures before it took off.
While the hummingbird was visiting it hovered around the bird feeder. I was surprised that it tried to get at the top of the clear glass bird feeder even after it had found the feeding stations in the bottom. It also visited the purple petunias that were nearby, two or three of the white phlox plants, the Rose of Sharon, and I think it also hovered near the bee balm. It even rested on the clothes line three times. We also have another hummingbird feeder near the back of the yard beside the huge rose bush William Baffin. The hummingbird visited that feeder and possibly the purple clematis Jackmani beside it.
As I said I do have photos. I just haven’t uploaded them to the computer yet. I’ll post some of the better photos soon.
I’m going to be looking out my kitchen window a lot more often now that I know we have hummingbird that’s discovered our feeders!
Hummingbirds – there is something so magical about them, isn’t there. I think it is a combination of how sweet they look and those wonderful jewel colors of theirs. Oh, and as for the migraine, try Advil. I found Tylenol to be useless.
Who can resist a charming little hummingbird? A couple years ago my daughter was sitting on the steps to our deck, when a friendly little hummingbird zoomed right up to her face and hovered. She stared at it, and it stared back. Then the cutest thing happened. It said, “Beep, beep,” and flew off! Well, it was actually more like, “Meep, meep.” We laughed and laughed about that.
i actually haven’t seen a hummingbird yet (i’m not even sure if they’re here in my country!) but I know that they are pretty fast … so lucky of you to have caught one with your camera! 🙂
Thats wonderful I have two that live in a neighbors tree we are in Az so I get the joy often. I think he might hsve been after a gnat on the glass they do eat them.
WOW!! That was very quick thinking and very fast reflexes to grab the camera and get those shots! Very exciting, they are such beautiful little birds.
I love hummingbirds, and love to hear stories about hummingbirds. I can’t wait until Spring for the hummers. We have a foot of snow in the yard right now.
I love hummingbirds. I love stories about hummingbirds. I can’t wait until Spring for the Hummers to come. We have a foot of snow in the yard right now.