Just hanging out and enjoying the view. Oops! Everybody poops! 😉 And then … it’s off to the next flower!
All posts tagged: hummingbird

Hummingbird Magic!
If hummingbirds could talk, they’d probably say that they love salvias. This black and blue salvia is another hummingbird favorite. I love how the hummers never miss the flower openings, no matter how tiny or oddly shaped. My garden and the visiting creature always have […]

Hummingbird Magic!
This magical moment lasted at most about a minute or two! I was sitting near the dahlias thinking “wouldn’t it be nice if the hummingbird would come by these beautiful flowers before they fade. Suddenly this male Anna’s Hummingbird appeared and fulfilled my wish! These […]

Hummingbird Magic!
This rufous hummingbird is usually keeps his distance when I’m in the garden. All hummingbirds love salvia! After the hummers battle each other in the air, the winner always seems to return to the plant where the battle first began. 🙂 Charging me! This is when […]

Hummingbird Magic!
Years ago I planted a “Cotton Candy” white butterfly bush right outside our bedroom window. During the summer months we leave the windows open and many mornings I wake up to the sound of hummingbird wings whirring by. I open my eyes and am treated […]

Hummingbird Magic
Every time I think of pulling out this bright pink vetch one of my hummingbird friends comes along to let me know how much they love this beautiful invasive weed. 🙂Â

Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … Feelings of Spring
With spring’s arrival nourishing blossoms unfurl hummingbird returns. For his weeks Friendly Friday theme Amanda  from Something to Ponder About chose Feelings of Spring for the theme. Go and visit her blog to check out the beautiful sunflowers in her post from down under, where […]

Friendly Friday Photo Challenge … Coral-ish Colors
Here is my first try at participating in the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge  hosted this week by Thesnowmeltssomewhere and the theme today is Coral-ish Colors This coral colored cape fuchsia is a hummingbird magnet all summer long. Be sure to check out Snow’s coral-ish post […]

Zunday Zen … I spy a …
 hummingbird baby, a playful fledgling maybe? ogling me softly. Hummingbirds are some of my favorite backyard birds. What is your favorite backyard bird? Have a Zen Sunday! Sabine

Zunday Zen … I spy a …
tuckered out hummer during the height of summer ready for a nap. Hummingbirds have been constant visitors in my garden this summer. Generally, they zip all over the place at neck-breaking speed, then perch on a branch to rest a moment or two. And they […]

Zunday Zen … I Spy a …
quick-moving shadow in the wildflower meadow some slurps on the fly then it’s off again … Goodbye! I hope you had a Zen Zunday! Sabine

Meditation in Moments … The Nectar of Clarity
Oregon summer Harmonious, cool jewel being A hummingbird, wings heard Such a light flight, in and out of sight Fittingly, yet wittingly, zinging not singing Blossom to blossom, drinking in the nectar Of each and every moment Foment enlightenment Like a finely aged and […]

Meditation in Moments … The Meeting Place
Zipping Dipping Sipping Buzzing Humming Summer’s ambrosial nectar station now open for business. Summer here is off to a great start. Just as I was lamenting a couple of weeks ago that there weren’t any hummingbirds around yet, they suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere. […]

Happy Friday from my Garden!
Much of my time was spent in the yard this week. The cycle of life in the garden seems to be never ending. For every weed I pull out, another one seems to come up! Late one afternoon I came face to face with […]

Please don’t poke me in the eye!
Not far from where I live, is a nature park. Beautiful hiking trails wind through white oak meadows, mixed deciduous forests and dark evergreen woods. The park is generally empty, except on weekends. We’ve seen deer, birds of prey, owls, pileated woodpeckers, songbirds and lots […]

Now you see me … Now you don’t…
They are heard before they are seen. Flying by at neck-breaking speed; with the steady hum of their rapidly beating wings; they always seem to be in a hurry; sampling a sip of nectar here, and another sip there. Suddenly a competitor arrives and the battle […]