tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post4544812626479433563..comments2023-11-03T10:46:47.284-04:00Comments on Havenwood: Nature Notes: Little Bird and Big TroubleMyMaracashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-32151678903020042962010-06-01T01:00:58.648-04:002010-06-01T01:00:58.648-04:00Beautiful and lovely shots !!Great and awesome !!U...Beautiful and lovely shots !!Great and awesome !!<a href="http://www.unseenrajasthan.com/" rel="nofollow">Unseen Rajasthan</a>Unseen Rajasthanhttp://unseenrajasthan.com/unseenjourneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-74041021438886339092010-05-31T17:08:48.444-04:002010-05-31T17:08:48.444-04:00I enjoyed reading that story. I hope the bird was ...I enjoyed reading that story. I hope the bird was one and the same!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-26088446385707030372010-05-31T01:32:18.562-04:002010-05-31T01:32:18.562-04:00Karen, ours are ruby throated hummingbirds. Sorry ...Karen, ours are ruby throated hummingbirds. Sorry I forgot to mention that!MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-24741490096569834362010-05-30T18:36:37.842-04:002010-05-30T18:36:37.842-04:00Fascinating story and comments. Not one mention o...Fascinating story and comments. Not one mention of what kind of hummingbird it was! Any idea? ~karenKaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-50667918240431139452010-05-29T11:11:03.802-04:002010-05-29T11:11:03.802-04:00Thyra and News, you're right about the feather...Thyra and News, you're right about the feathers. And a hawk would probably have knocked the feeder off the window, as it's only held on by a stopper. <br /><br />Thanks, everyone, for your kindness in caring so much about this tiny little creature!MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-55248016543849516202010-05-29T11:07:39.533-04:002010-05-29T11:07:39.533-04:00Carver, I'm considering becoming a hummer reha...Carver, I'm considering becoming a hummer rehabber myself, since there aren't any around.<br /><br />Scott, thanks! The top photo would have been better, but I didn't dare get too close for fear of scaring him off. <br /><br />Michelle, I wish I had a rehabber friend! I'll email you next time for advice. I like the idea of a heating pad better than the lightbulb, which would have MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-10091824887634801832010-05-29T11:02:50.365-04:002010-05-29T11:02:50.365-04:00Bird, I share your wonder at the toughness and fra...Bird, I share your wonder at the toughness and fragility of so many creatures. Too bad you don't have hummers - they are wonderful to watch and can become very tame. <br /><br /><br />Eileen, I didn't think of that! Maybe it had just arrived from its migration and was tired, not sick. I certainly hope so.<br /><br />Crafty, I'm choosing to believe he did.MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-76831332932941609022010-05-29T09:41:06.225-04:002010-05-29T09:41:06.225-04:00OH we had similar days this week. I am SURE he the...OH we had similar days this week. I am SURE he the same fellow. I can't bear to think of anything else. And ditto about the feathers left behind.Caronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799102663192977025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-80084002818917133022010-05-29T02:05:44.553-04:002010-05-29T02:05:44.553-04:00Hej Maracas! I don't know if I'm right or ...Hej Maracas! I don't know if I'm right or if this is a comfort, but if a hawk had taken it, there might be feathers on the ground. I couldn't help thinking about this sweet little bird. We don't have humming birds where I live.<br />Cheers<br />ThyraThyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784021614587470421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-31586351229599961602010-05-28T22:43:28.327-04:002010-05-28T22:43:28.327-04:00Great post Vicki..if you ever have a hummer questi...Great post Vicki..if you ever have a hummer question, e-mail me and I will contact my friend who is a rehabber and she does hummers and at least I can ask. But it sounds like you had the right idea. You can also use a heating pad under half of a box too....Michelle...Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-14748050358895382492010-05-28T13:00:52.380-04:002010-05-28T13:00:52.380-04:00What a great story and beautiful photos to illustr...What a great story and beautiful photos to illustrate it. I hope that it was the same bird, it certainly looks like it could be.Scott Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987812136291082288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-15765920421191854732010-05-28T10:03:58.801-04:002010-05-28T10:03:58.801-04:00I hope it was the same bird. Looks like it is. Tha...I hope it was the same bird. Looks like it is. That's good of you to try to help and a shame rehabbers aren't available in a situation like that.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-79894359253448159782010-05-28T09:32:14.976-04:002010-05-28T09:32:14.976-04:00oh the poor wee bird, hope he did survive...oh the poor wee bird, hope he did survive...Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-7825925832803216602010-05-28T05:55:46.989-04:002010-05-28T05:55:46.989-04:00I hope it was the same bird, maybe it just needed ...I hope it was the same bird, maybe it just needed to take a long drink and rest after a ong journey. It is cute when the birds look in the window at you.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-83381842858501935602010-05-28T05:35:41.519-04:002010-05-28T05:35:41.519-04:00Looks like it got scared, then took its-self off s...Looks like it got scared, then took its-self off somewhere quiet to recuperate - just having the nectar feeder where it could drink and sit safely for a while may have been enough to save it. I am always amazed at the fragility and toughness you see in the natural world. <br /><br />We don't get hummers here, but I wish we did. Apart from the fact that they are amazing birds, I also wonder ifBirdhttp://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-20810624550155432232010-05-28T00:26:36.087-04:002010-05-28T00:26:36.087-04:00Thyra, I thought they looked a lot alike too. And ...Thyra, I thought they looked a lot alike too. And unless a hawk or crow or something took it it should have been under the feeder. So maybe he is OK. :-)MyMaracashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277857661670053625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195904438257031971.post-54274014377132046542010-05-27T15:12:01.981-04:002010-05-27T15:12:01.981-04:00I have studied the two photos of the humming bird,...I have studied the two photos of the humming bird, especially how the feathers are along the wing,and there is a similarity, don't you think? <br />I have read many descriptions of how animals can show us if they need help, and maybe this is one of the occassions. But you did everything you could do to help this little bird.<br />If something happened to it before you came back then it would Thyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784021614587470421noreply@blogger.com