tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5314419412126279330..comments2024-03-28T07:48:39.396-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Flying jewelsNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-35443239484141393182021-07-25T21:01:00.040-05:002021-07-25T21:01:00.040-05:00Thanks for posting my photos. I'm pleased tha...Thanks for posting my photos. I'm pleased that they sparked such an interesting deep dive into all things hummingbird. I never knew about their foot limitations so thank you for such a great article. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-79911920816876584592021-07-25T20:53:40.100-05:002021-07-25T20:53:40.100-05:00I'm glad you liked them, Coey!I'm glad you liked them, Coey!NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-10165088167317387242021-07-25T20:53:06.952-05:002021-07-25T20:53:06.952-05:00Thank you Caren. They are a magical part of my ga...Thank you Caren. They are a magical part of my garden, and I'm thrilled I actually touched one in flight. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-78564433937420781302021-07-25T19:37:33.283-05:002021-07-25T19:37:33.283-05:00Thanks to Nikki!Thanks to Nikki!Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-37100220780995146052021-07-25T13:57:06.783-05:002021-07-25T13:57:06.783-05:00We are members of Journey North. Lots of info on t...We are members of Journey North. Lots of info on the hummingbirds migration sand dollar 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/14585311451986155223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64234347089874510512021-07-25T10:31:09.737-05:002021-07-25T10:31:09.737-05:00And more about hummingbirds' use of feet: htt...And more about hummingbirds' use of feet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xebyrVZjGl4. Someone's in a bird wormhole... :)Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-68360083535396736132021-07-25T10:25:28.753-05:002021-07-25T10:25:28.753-05:00Cool!Cool!Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64374825567243235862021-07-25T10:25:08.090-05:002021-07-25T10:25:08.090-05:00Here's what Mary Oliver has to say, to add to ...Here's what Mary Oliver has to say, to add to the hummingbird poetry: <br /><br />The female, and two chicks,<br />each no bigger than my thumb,<br />scattered,<br />shimmering<br />in their pale-green dresses;<br />then they rose, tiny fireworks,<br />into the leaves<br />and hovered;<br />then they sat down,<br />each one with dainty, charcoal feet –<br />each one on a slender branch –<br />and looked at me.<br />I had meant no harm,<br />I had simply<br />climbed the tree<br />for something to do<br />on a summer day,<br />not knowing they were there,<br />ready to burst the ledges<br />of their mossy nest<br />and to fly, for the first time,<br />in their sea-green helmets,<br />with brisk, metallic tails –<br />each tulled wing,<br />with every dollop of flight,<br />drawing a perfect wheel<br />across the air.<br />Then, with a series of jerks,<br />they paused in front of me<br />and, dark-eyed, stared –<br />as though I were a flower –<br />and then,<br />like three tosses of silvery water,<br />they were gone.<br />Alone,<br />in the crown of the tree,<br />I went to China,<br />I went to Prague;<br />I died, and was born in the spring;<br />I found you, and loved you, again.<br />Later the darkness fell<br />and the solid moon<br />like a white pond rose.<br />But I wasn’t in any hurry.<br />Likely I visted all<br />the shimmering, heart-stabbing<br />questions without answers<br />before I climbed down.<br />***<br />Mary Oliver<br />White Pine (1994)Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-116212568546219512021-07-25T10:23:45.645-05:002021-07-25T10:23:45.645-05:00Sweet piece! Who doesn't love these little ma...Sweet piece! Who doesn't love these little magical beings? Great photos too, well done done Nikki. I had to do some more research about the tongues too. https://journeynorth.org/tm/humm/tongue_fluid_trap.html#:~:text=A%20hummingbird's%20tongue%20can%20stick,into%20a%20nectar%2Drich%20flower.&text=As%20the%20bird%20pulls%20its,the%20nectar%20within%20the%20tongue.Carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948322374348472360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-90883255350415865342021-07-25T07:29:36.086-05:002021-07-25T07:29:36.086-05:00We have a feeder for them but this year their visi...We have a feeder for them but this year their visits have been scant, unlike past summers.privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18413982311699012802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40064057295103475422021-07-25T06:26:58.748-05:002021-07-25T06:26:58.748-05:00Hummingbirds do not actually lap nectar off of the...Hummingbirds do not actually lap nectar off of the beak. Tiny structures at the tip of their forked tongues gather the nectar, moving the nectar to the inside of the beak. PBS has a Nature show, "Super Hummingbirds" showing how a UConn researcher photographed this action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYoYQAbPXbUPhyschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206953993368882832noreply@blogger.com