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  • Carlisle (pictured) knew he was cool; all the girls told him so. In fact, he came from a long line of cool guys, but seeing his reflection in the feeder for the first time and seeing just how cool he was made him sit back for just a moment to take it all in. "Whoa!" was all he could say . . .

Too Cool

By |December 11th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Dating Scene|Tags: , |Comments Off on Too Cool
  • Aaron's mom, always concerned about health and wellness, told Aaron to brush his teeth often--their high sugar diet could cause cavities--and to eat more mosquitoes for protein.  Finding the right size toothbrush was hard . . .

Oral Hygiene

By |February 8th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Health|Tags: , |Comments Off on Oral Hygiene

Caught In the Act

It had been claimed that hummingbirds’ wings stood still sometimes, but Gerhardt actually proved it . . .

By |October 3rd, 2018|Categories: Birds|Tags: |Comments Off on Caught In the Act

Hummingbird Junk Food

Junie, health conscious but trying to outrun Hurricane Harvey, knew human sugar water was the McRib of hummingbird food, but sometimes time trumped health . . .

By |August 31st, 2017|Categories: Birds, Food, Natural Disasters, Pop culture, Texas|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Hummingbird Junk Food

No Rest

Cedric had told the others  that since he was here first, all four of the feeders were his, but he had to watch; they all tried to sneak in a meal if his back was turned . . .

By |March 12th, 2017|Categories: Birds|Tags: |Comments Off on No Rest

Bad Boy Look

Times had been hard–Jenkins hoped he could get some new plumage after migration; he knew he looked  pretty rough. Maybe some girl would like the “bad boy” look . . .

By |November 9th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Dating Scene|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Bad Boy Look