Hummingbird

June

I saw a ruby-throated hummingbird flit by this morning, stopping briefly in the flower garden in the front of my house to see what offerings were in bloom. Flit (to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along), I think, is such a good verb for these tiny birds that look more like they’re being pulled on a string through the air rather than flying.

Many times when I see one, I don’t realize it until I replay the scene over in my head. They zip by so quick that it doesn’t register for a second or two. There is one plant in the garden that the hummingbirds seem to favor. It eventually sprouts tiny red flowers on long stalks. Knowing birds better than I do plants, that’s about the extent of my flora description.

Anyway, more on hummingbirds can be found here.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 20th, 2007 at 3:40 pm by Mike Risinit.
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One Response to “Hummingbird”

Steve C. June 20th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
ask bill cary. ;-]
usually the flowers with the long tube shapes are what they want. honeysuckle is one i believe..

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