This is my contribution to Scott’s Assignment 20: Motion. I was fortunate to spot a hummingbird this evening in my garden. As I was waiting for him to return, I spotted this yellow birth perching on my Maximilian sunflower. Then he flew away. I was hoping that he would and was able to capture him in… Continue reading Assignment 20: Birds in Motion
Tag: Hummingbird
Lucky Finds
I was in my garden this evening shooting some photos for the August photo scavenger hunt and saw a hummingbird flew by. I'm very fortunate to see one this close in action. Then s/he perched on my grape trellis for a few second. I know the trellis looks kind of sad, no grape vines in… Continue reading Lucky Finds
Rescue Hummingbird
I blogged about a Hummingbird before, they are among the smallest of birds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12-90 times per second (depending on the species). They can also fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so, it‘s very neat to see them in action.… Continue reading Rescue Hummingbird
Fifth Week of Rice Harvest
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!(To Everything There is a Season) Seeing this car still amazed me that she walked away with a dislocated foot, not even broken. I saw my co-worker today and her daughter is home resting. I told her that her daughter is very lucky, but my co-worker said that she feels… Continue reading Fifth Week of Rice Harvest
Hummingbird
I had never seen a real life Hummingbird before, only in pictures or videos until I visited Bo’s friend's horse stable. She has a hummingbird feed of water sugar and I sat there for a while before getting these pictures. It was late in the evening, so some of the pictures are not as clear… Continue reading Hummingbird