Open Wide!
Something I probably should not have done was to satisfy my curiosity about how close I could get to this hummingbird chick. I reached out and touched the branch it was sitting on, and it reacted by blinking at me, and then leaning over to poke at my fingernail a few times. Then it sat back and fluffed itself up and sat there very calmly.
I probably should not have tried to brush the bird’s little breast with my knuckle, but I couldn’t resist after the initial touch was at the bird’s will. I felt the heat pulsing from its body and slowly lowered my hand. Baby took that one without any fluttering. Then I decided to quit pushing my luck and let the birdie be for awhile.
Little Buzz let me know how she felt about my intrusive behavior by zooming by my ear and scolding me. How dare I approach her precious chick!
How enchanting, Katie! Thank you for sharing this sweet loveliness with us.
KB you should write this all out in a long narrative. It's so enchanting!
I said it elsewhere but it bears repeating.
Much love to you Beverly. On your birthday and on all days!
Did I miss your birthday, Beverly? I hope it was a lovely one.
It was a nice day. Thanks for the birthday wishes! Today's birthday cupcake was decadent and enough to last me a while back to celery and hummus tomorrow!
Happy Belated Birthday, Beverly!
Happy Belated Birthday.
Meanwhile - I had a not so very fun night. I locked myself out of my apartment and when I called my landlord - I got hung up on but thought that maybe they were going to open it for me. But they didn't so I spent the night in the hallway of my building. And it was bloody cold.
Also - come sunrise walked to the Walgreens (approx 2 blocks) thinking they it was 7 and they would be open and it wasn't and they werent' so waited 45 minutes in the cold and then used the phone but my smart-phone addled brain doesn't contain any of my regularly used phone numbers so I could only call my bosses at her work # and it was an hour before work opened.
Then I went to wait for the bus. . . and Walgreen's called the DKpd and I got a ride to work with the police.
Anyway, I am a wreck. 12 hours w/o a bathroom or a meal. Not good.