Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 18:41:39 -0400 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Sherry Peruzzi Subject: Re: New Yard Bird MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Aren't they beautiful? When they're in the sun they just glow! We've had hummers before, but we had a whole family this year for the first time. I keep an extra pair of binoculars in the dining room, and I never tire of watching them. Sherry "Laura M. Appelbaum" wrote: > We just had our first Ruby-Throated Hummingbird! In the morning, Alan > saw it visiting one of the (neglected) red rose bushes that grow just > outside our kitchen window, so we put out a hummingbird feeder. Just > moments ago (around 5 PM) it returned, this time visiting the feeder and > checking out our oblivious cat who was sleeping in the window sill. I > know most of you probably have had hummers visit before, but this was > our first and I'm so excited! :D > > Laura Appelbaum > Colesville, MD > > ======================================================================= > To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com > with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey > ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================