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Old 07-20-2010, 06:52 PM   #1
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Default I had a humingbird land on my head....

Wish I had the pic to prove it, but it happened. I was sitting at the table on our deck and I heard this droning noise like a big bumble bee. I looked up and saw it was a humming bird. It went about it's business at the flower pots I have on the deck. It disappeared so I thought it was gone. Heard the drone again and it was very close, I felt a little breeze over my head and a second latter it landed on my head.
It was only there for a second then off it went about it's merry way.
Now that doesn't happen to me very often....

Ever hear of that happening?
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Old 07-20-2010, 08:14 PM   #2
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That's cool. Good thing you didn't think it was a big bee and mash it.
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Old 07-20-2010, 11:10 PM   #3
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Default Mine plays in the water

I had a hummingbird that we actually raised from a baby. It does not go far from my back yard. I like to think that the "hummer" that comes and plays in the water mist from the hose when I am watering, is the same one. Can't really tell but the fact that it will come within a foot or two of me to get a misting leads me to believe it is and it has no problem doing fly by's within inches of my head!
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Old 07-21-2010, 12:31 AM   #4
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Default A Neat Video Clip...

For a neat thread; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9uxYy_Na3w

Thanks Lakesrider!



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Old 07-21-2010, 06:28 AM   #5
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Default Want to Trade!

Hay!
I'll gladly swap your your "Hummingbird," for my "Hawk!" That darn Hawk kept getting me, again, last weekend too! I hope her young are out of the nest and on their own by this weekend. My head is getting sore! LOL!
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Old 07-21-2010, 07:57 AM   #6
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Awesome! (Dave R - LMAO)
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Old 07-21-2010, 08:15 PM   #7
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Default Close Encounter

I was sitting on my deck about two years ago and a hummingbird appeared about six inches in front of my face and hovered there for about 4 seconds. It was so close I could not only see my reflection in its eyes, there was a drop of moisture glistening on its beak reflecting the sun. Quite a memorable event.
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Old 07-22-2010, 04:44 AM   #8
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Post It's Not-Easy, Being a Hummingbird...

1) I once lowered my bright-orange coffee mug to be nose-to-beak with a hummingbird.

2) Directly in front of me this summer, a hummingbird inserted his beak into each handle of my bright-orange battery charger clamp. (And a few days later—did it again).

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That's cool. Good thing you didn't think it was a big bee and mash it.
The Summer Tanager—a bird that is bright-orange—will make an instant meal of an inquisitive hummingbird!
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Old 07-22-2010, 06:40 AM   #9
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Must be that bright red hair!
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