Earlier this afternoon, I took down the hummingbird feeder, washed the ants out of it, and refilled it with sugar solution. As soon as I had closed the window (my hands were still on the sash) a hummingbird buzzed up and started drinking. I admired its tongue, the mottling of iridescent green feathers about the shoulders, and its air of general impatience. The nearest cover is 30 or 40 feet away, so this thing must have started making a buzzline for the feeder pretty much as soon as I opened the window to put it back out.
Hmmm...
Posted by wallich at June 12, 2003 02:03 PM