I've remarked several times that the hummers on my property find nothing
embarrassing about coming over and begging for food.

Of course it's ludicrous to think you actually know what an animal is
thinking but on many occasions they've come over to my windows and looked in
disapprovingly - or pleadingly - because we've become delinquent on
refilling their feeder.

This afternoon it happened again. I was in my office with the sliding
window open, working on a bank statement. I heard the familiar sound of a
hummer's wings nearby and looked up to see one hovering right outside the
screen. Perhaps only 6" outside the screen - and there was absolutely no
doubt that it was looking directly at me - for perhaps 20 or more seconds.
The statement was clear.

So I got up and walked outside and sure enough the feeder needed refilling.
I promptly did it and waved at the hummers and said "Okay guys. You're all
set now!" )

This has happened so often now that I seriously think they may have
discovered this behavior is a good way to communicate with me.

I went in the other room and grabbed a camera to come back and shoot the
scene --- after the fact of course. But this is about what I saw: (I PS'd
a bird into the pic to simulate it)
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Paddy's Pig