Mon Pix

just a bug

Rufus 

tail feathers

yellow butterfly

Coffee buddies

The hummers had coffee with me this morning. The pix aren't very clear because they were taken through my window. I'll try to get better shots later...

I hung a feeder outside the window of  the room I use for an office, so when I sit here at the computer, I can watch them.... they're only a foot away.  It's pretty cool.

They go through one of these feeders a day.  The different species are starting to show up now.  It's kind of cool to live in a bird migration path.  Fun to see what's on your property each day.  I've never seen so much color and variety.  ...and lots of 'sword' fighting over the territory.  hahaha.



a Rufus hummingbird checking out my coffee cup movement

Owls

I woke to the hoot of an owl...

at first it was rhythmic

steady

regular, like a heartbeat.

Then, as the earth began to waken to dawn's light

the cries intensified.

Where are you???

Where are you.

come

home

Come home, I need you.

faster now

more syllables.

Then...

skittering on the roof.

Home.

Now they're together.

Safe

Warm

Together.

(image from the internet)

BC

I found this little guy at my front door.  He must have crashed. 

He's a black-chinned hummingbird.  So I named him BC.

He was pretty dehydrated and overheated.  I picked

him up and put him in a critter cage to help him rest...

and found some shade for a drink.

Yummmmyyy... he was thirsty.

Cute little guy, huh?

Dr. Wrexie isn't thinkin' he's feelin' too good though.

I put him in a planter that was cool...hoping he'd recover...

and I'd have a happy story to share.

...but he just laid down... and went to sleep.

RIP BC

More Hummers... hmmmmmm

These are some hummers that were here last summer.

I've never seen a nest in person... but awwwww. 

They're so little!

I can't imagine how tiny a newly hatched bird is!

These guys liked to hang out on the yucca stems. 

From far away you can't tell them apart from the pods.

I was amazed they actually ever stop moving.

Humming Bird

The early morning sun cast a shadow of the feeder...