The Hummer
Okay, so I’m going to violate my own recent edict and stray from topic. I’m going to post about something other than Abbey. Which is fine. I’ll post about the critters in my yard.
We’ve had a significant number of hummingbirds in the garden for the past two weeks. They’re getting fat in preparation for the long journey back to Mexico later this month. Some will linger through October.
The little guy in the pic has been guarding his territory with tremendous vigor. Hummingbirds are highly territorial and quite aggressive. They’ll stand vigil and chase off any other hummers that attempt to enter their realm, as well as other species. This one is particularly aggressive and has dive bombed my head more than once.
If you click on the poor quality pic, you’ll link to a poor quality video of him this morning. Please excuse the shaking. I was holding my camera with my hands after a bit too much java. Listen for the train in the background and apologies for the large file size. (14M)
We just received a much needed, refreshing rain.
Cheers
yay! i love the rain, and hummingbirds, too. thanks, Beau.