Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Birdy Birdy In The Sky




So, I wasn’t sure what to write about today. I’m in kind of a hurry. Then I saw some bird pictures in my email and I thought, “Gee, I haven’t talked about birds lately.” So, I deided to give a quick shpeel on my backyard birdies and then post the pics that inspired me today.

I’ve had several hummingbirds frequenting the feeder right outside my kitchen window. It’s very cool to watch them so upclose. The kids all get very excited, even the older ones, when they see them. It’s always, “Look! Hummingbird(s) at the feeder.” They really are something else. They’re so small and yet, you can hear the loudest sound coming from them as their wings flutter, it sounds like a hundred bees all buzzing at once. They also chirp. Did you know that? I didn’t realize they did but they do. It’s just a quick “chirp” that they repeat it a few times while they’re there. They move off to a sunflower or the electric line and perch for a bit and then they come back for more.

I read an interesting fact about Humming Birds not too long age. It seems that their metabolism is so high they will starve to death in a matter of a few hours if they are not almost continuously feeding. I thought that was interesting. So, with that said…on to the pics.









5 comments:

Charmi said...

Great pics. The hummingbirds are getting ready to go south. I see them everywhere!

maeve63 said...

Migration, what a trip ;-)

Unknown said...

Hummingbirds, YES!

Anonymous said...

Wow.Great pictures.
Have a nice winter.
Greetings from Norway.

maeve63 said...

It's nice to hear from you. I hope things are great in Norway.