I keep a hummingbird feeder hanging outside my office window. My workstation faces the window and I leave the curtains open so I can see outside throughout the day. It’s nice to look up every so often and see the green leaves, colorful flowers, and birds flittering around in the branches. When I’m lucky, I get to see a hummingbird or two stop by for a snack.
A flitter
A flutter
A perch and pause
Tiny heart beating fast
Little beak like a straw
A twitch
A twitter
Green wings humming
Black eyes looking round
Then off again running
I’m eternally amazed at these little birds. They are so beautiful, but we only get to see them when they pause for a moment, perched on a feeder, then they’re gone like a dream upon waking.
Do you have hummingbirds where you live?
RB
I have never seen a hummingbird in real life (that I was aware of) – their ability to hover in mid air is amazing! Linda xx
I hope you get the chance to see one, Linda, and hear the purr of their wings.
Thanks for stopping by!
“purring wings” – how wonderful!
Hi Richard
We don’t have hummingbirds on the coast of North Norfolk.
We have a feeder on our office window as well. Wrens, robins, black birds and jays are feeding there. It’s always busy.
Thanks
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
It sounds like you have quite a variety of birds there…that’s wonderful!
Thanks for stopping by.
Cley next the Sea, where we live, is called the ‘Mecca of Birdwatching’.
That’s fantastic! If I ever make it over there again, I’ll have to visit the area. Cheers!
Love the poem. Hummingbirds captured in words.
Thank you, Sandi! Not that it’s easy to capture a hummingbird! 😂
Sadly not! I did buy a bird feeder for small birds but the rooks made off with it.
Oh, no! Some birds are terribly territorial. I hope you take another chance on a new feeder, Sheree.
I admit I’ve been looking for something much more robust.
This poem really captures hummingbirds in a few words. Do you get them year round where you live? They were year round in San Diego and we called them Little Shits because they were so territorial about feeding stations. Here we only see them as they migrate north or south.
Ha! Yes, they can be very territorial. I haven’t seen it this year, but in previous years I’ve had three or more fighting over who controls the feeders.
We get them from around March until mid-fall, then they migrate to South America (apparently, they fly over the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean…so it’s no wonder they stock up on the sugary nectar).
Unfortunately no humming birds here. And that is what I dislike the most about Denmark, the lack of wild life. Though we do have harbor seals and they are just so much fun to observe.
But I do love all birds!
My mum and the neighbour used to have a friendly competition every winter who would feed more birds.
Unfortunately, the neighbour got all the cute little birds and we were stuck with crows 🤭
As an adult, I seem to have lived in coastal towns mainly, so seagulls are all over.
I do find them charming, but not when they do a number two on your car or pick apart the trash 🤭
LOL…yes, seagulls can be fun to watch, but a mess to have around. 🙂
I haven’t seen a seal before, so that must be quite the experience. To me, they seem like dogs of the sea. 🦭
What a vivid and tender poem, like watching a hummingbird through a gentle lens
It reminds me of my visit to Griffith Observatory, where I once spotted a hummingbird flitting from one flower to another. I even managed to take a short video of its quick, graceful dance, just like your words, full of motion, color, and life ….
Thank you, Roksana. Seeing them feels so special, like finding a four-leaf clover.
True! 🙂