Comments on: Mrs. Rufous Comes A-Callin’

By: Pam/Digging

Pam/Digging — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:59:25 +0000

Great capture! It sounds like she wanted her picture made. Good thing you had your camera at hand.

By: LindaSandoval

LindaSandoval — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:19:02 +0000

Great photo! We have many hummers in our garden, attracted to many different flowers. We also have a feeder outside the kitchen window..it can at times be literally swarming with the little beauties, and several varieties. With patience, you can cup your fingers around the feeder, standing motionless, and they will zip up and stand on your finger to take a sip of nectar! They will look you right in the eye and just keep on sipping…or you can say “licking”, as you can see their long thin tongues slipping into the hole and back out laden with nectar! I can close my eyes at anytime and still feel their tiny little feet grasping onto my finger…..EXTRAORDINARY!!
You must try it!

By: ESP

ESP — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:11:48 +0000

Fantastic shot of the hummer Ivette, and I know how hard it is to get a good shot of these tiny bug-birds! I have been trying for years. I had my best opportunity only last week, this particular hummer was getting really aggressive over my firecracker plant. He warped over to take care of a butterfly attempting to steal his bounty, then noticed that I was already there taking pictures of the butterfly. We had a western stand off moment, he was hovering perfectly at eye level about three feet away. I stood as still as a gun slinger until I remembered I was also a garden blogger and that this would make an amazing “shot,” ahem. The moment I went for my gun, the bug-bird “in a flash” ahem, ahem, was long gone.

Your Anigozanthus is a jewel, you have to give us a macro of the inside / stamen that I can see in your photo.

Great capture.
I am jealous.
ESP.

By: Emotional Mullet

Emotional Mullet — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:58:03 +0000

I love your pictures and prose. xxoo EM

By: Fern @ Life on the Balcony

Fern @ Life on the Balcony — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:54:55 +0000

Wow. Lucky you! I had a male Rufous visit me last year, but the Anna’s that have claimed the yard around my apartment ran him out of town. Haven’t seen any Rufous since.

By: Julia Ferguson Andriessen

Julia Ferguson Andriessen — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:22:25 +0000

You what is the best to me about this? That you have created such sanctuary she is feeling safe to stay with wings still, dogs a barking, camera’s a crashing and she knows…it’s all good, she is home here with your menagerie. And that in my opinion is a talent and a gift.

By: James

James — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:34:59 +0000

That is a neat looking hummer. Ours look totally different here in Texas. I will look for a picture, some you can see the difference.

Either way though… a garden with w/out hummingbirds is like a bbq w/out ribs. See how I worked that in there. I turned something totally girly & beatiful… and wrapped it in bacon & slathered it with bbq sauce.

I have that talent.

By: germinatrix

germinatrix — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:28:02 +0000

Dearest Tendril! You are also invited to the Hummingbird Party – but it will probably be an impromtu affair, knowing those flighty, flitty hummers! Maybe a fleet of them can fly you down here, like an arial version of Cinderella’s carriage! Can we BOTh wear Anigo in our hair? Say yes!!!

Hi Expat! I FELT that hummingbirds were good luck, but I never knew it was a FACT! It makes sense – What else makes you feel like you are in a sudden bubble of enchantment? How awesome to have been chose by a hummer! I’ll bet it was a sight! Something similar once happened to me – I was watering in the garden wearing a red headscarf (I am actually wearing that same headscarf right this second!) and I felt and heard a frantic whirring and chirping right next to my ear – I swear I even felt a tiny swat of a wing! I turned just in time to see the confused little birdy whip away as fast as his little wings could take him. We have both been assaulted by hummers! Lucky us!

Hey Loree! You WERE there … my aloes were standing guard, and wherever there is a sharp and spiky plant, your spirit isn’t far away! I am SO glad I’ve focused on planting hummingbird friendly plants in my garden … it just wouldn’t be the same without these beauties dropping in! But I have no crocosmias – silly me! I must remedy that right away … thanks for that!
XO!

By: Loree / danger garden

Loree / danger garden — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:55:29 +0000

Wonderful picture and equally wonderful description of how it came to be…I felt like I was there!

Since the Crocosmia are starting to bloom the hummingbirds are frequent visitors to our patio, I have hope of capturing the moment although I am sure I won’t do this great of a job.

By: Jean Prescott

Jean Prescott — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:04:55 +0000

For starters, you did re-e-eally good; a hummingbird without blurry wings. Beautiful photo, Germi. Did you also know that hummingbirds are thought to be extremely good luck. I was told this when a Ruby-throated flew directly into a Hawaiian shirt I was wearing at an outdoor party. The shirt had red hibiscus flowers on it. It scared the bejeezus out of me; I thought at first it was a giant bee or some sort of flying beetle. One of the guests kept congratulating me on my good fortune. Wish I had been able to see what everyone else saw.