I just saw that same tiny bird fly on my hummingbird feeder! Male hummy
is back! How incredible it is that such a little creature can bring such
joy to or lives. Also heard my continuing LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH. I
think I'll need to step outside!
Lin Just
Colora, Md
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Patricia Valdata <pvaldata1...>wrote:
> I just saw something tiny fly into the witch hazel outside my office
> window, and sure enough, it was a male Ruby-throated Hummingbird. I watched
> as it flew down to the Humzinger, where it had a quick drink before being
> chased by another. I'm so pleased to have them back!
>
> Also, earlier today, I saw a pair of Canada Geese in a pond engaging in a
> face-dipping behavior I had never seen before. They were side by side, and
> first one goose would dip just its head in the water, then lift it up
> again, and the other would do the same. They did this, alternating dips,
> for about a minute, and I was wondering if this was some kind of bonding
> behavior when they turned toward one another and touched bills, then one
> goose got on top of the other. I started humming Cole Porter's "Birds Do
> It" but didn't even get through one chorus before they were done. At that
> point, the male stretched himself as far as he could get out of the water,
> flapping his wings and pointing his bill toward the sky in what sure looked
> like a gander version of a fist pump. The female, meanwhile, was ignoring
> him and proceeded to groom herself. He groomed a bit also, and then they
> paddled off together.
> <3
>
> Pat Valdata
> Elkton, MD
>
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