Paddy's Pig wrote:

Confident li'l guy, isn't he?

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Wolf Kirchmeir

"Wolf Kirchmeir" wrote in message
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Paddy's Pig wrote:

Confident li'l guy, isn't he?


Confident? Yeah that's a good word for them. They're sure not bashful.

And if I've neglected refilling their feeders for a day or two they'll come
over and hover right outside my office or my breakfast nook and look inside
the house --- as if they're saying "Hey! Get off your butt and come out and
feed us!"

And they follow me around like I'm Santa Claus. A few months ago I was
loading some fishing gear into my car inside the garage and I was working
maybe 10 to 12 feet inside the building when I heard a kind of familiar whir
behind my right shoulder. It went on for 20 or so seconds and I had my eyes
focused on what I was doing inside the passenger side door but I was
thinking to myself gee - that sounds like one of the hummers! I turned
around and sure enough there the little guy was. I guess he was supervising
me or something. I waved at him and walked to the back of the car where I
was loading a cooler in my trunk. I opened the trunk and he came forward to
check it out and see if I had any goodies in there for him. Then he backed
up so I could finish what I was doing.

All in all he must have been in there at least a minute looking at anything
that interested him.

Somebody commented that in his experience hummers get claustrophobic and
confused inside a building. He said one had been in his garage a few years
ago and it flew around aimlessly and couldn't find the way out.

I sure didn't see any of that behavior. The bird had no trouble navigating
his way around. When he got bored with me he buzzed right back outside.
--
Pat Durkin

Hi there Pat,
Was thinking of you & your hummers when we had the fires up your way!

I still have not been able to capture shots like yours & my birds seem to be
more grey & green with the red throat? Have not taken any with a flash tho?

I am saving your pic of the Rufus to compare also love the stories about the
photos.

Keep up the good work,
Cheers Wendy


"Paddy's Pig" wrote in message
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"Wolf Kirchmeir" wrote in message
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Paddy's Pig wrote:

Confident li'l guy, isn't he?


Confident? Yeah that's a good word for them. They're sure not bashful.

And if I've neglected refilling their feeders for a day or two they'll
come over and hover right outside my office or my breakfast nook and look
inside the house --- as if they're saying "Hey! Get off your butt and
come out and feed us!"

And they follow me around like I'm Santa Claus. A few months ago I was
loading some fishing gear into my car inside the garage and I was working
maybe 10 to 12 feet inside the building when I heard a kind of familiar
whir behind my right shoulder. It went on for 20 or so seconds and I had
my eyes focused on what I was doing inside the passenger side door but I
was thinking to myself gee - that sounds like one of the hummers! I
turned around and sure enough there the little guy was. I guess he was
supervising me or something. I waved at him and walked to the back of the
car where I was loading a cooler in my trunk. I opened the trunk and he
came forward to check it out and see if I had any goodies in there for
him. Then he backed up so I could finish what I was doing.

All in all he must have been in there at least a minute looking at
anything that interested him.

Somebody commented that in his experience hummers get claustrophobic and
confused inside a building. He said one had been in his garage a few
years ago and it flew around aimlessly and couldn't find the way out.

I sure didn't see any of that behavior. The bird had no trouble
navigating his way around. When he got bored with me he buzzed right back
outside.
--
Pat Durkin

"Paddy's Pig" wrote in message
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That's a nice story, Pat, but you're definitely not Santa Claus, I'm married
to the real one :-)

Mary

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"Paddy's Pig" wrote in message
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That's a nice story, Pat, but you're definitely not Santa Claus, I'm
married to the real one :-)


Hahahahaha! Okay Mrs. Claus. )

I'll tell my birds too.
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Pat Durkin

Wendy7 wrote:
Hi there Pat,
Was thinking of you & your hummers when we had the fires up your way!


A perhaps not irrelevant note:

For the Anishnabe (Ojibway), the hummingbird is a symbol of courage.

We're always delighted when they return - and start fighting over
territory. ;-) Our garden is a prime food source, it seems.

HTH

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Wolf Kirchmeir