Poor Humming Bird, Never Saw One Up Close But This Isn't The Way I Wanted To...
 

Maybe because they are so fascinating to watch but Humming Birds always make me smile when I see one until today. I came upon this one as I was walking to my building today. Not sure if he had a heart attack, a bad nectar fix or hit the side of the building. I have never seen one up close like this. Very delicate. His wings are transparent. You don't see many green colored birds in North America either.

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Bad Omen....

Maybe it is just sleeping.

Poke it with a stick.

with his wings spread out like that, I wonder if he'll still glide like a balsa wood plane?

(poor guy)

we have hummingbirds that nest in a tree in my front yard.
They are aggressive as hell when you walk too close to the nest, they like to dive bomb your head.
They sound like a bullet wizzing by

Don't waste it, that'll make a great hood ornament.

Oh hell no.....two soda crackers with a sliced radish. MMMmmmmmmmm

We have lots of birds around here, and I love humming birds. Every afternoon I have to go out to hold the hammock down on the patio for about 45 minutes to keep it from flying away. While I'm there, the humming birds always have to come to inspect me. The saddest thing I saw one time related to humming birds was one in a nest by a trail in the mountains. It didn't fly away when I approached. When I got close enough, I could see it was setting there dead. I don't know if there were eggs under it, since I just left it like that.

Probably had Bird Flu.......

'es not dead, 'es pining for the fjords!

My 1st thought..
 

That was my 1st thought, too...

Beautiful plumage too...

"Hello, Polllly!!!!!"

They are very beautiful birds. It's in great shape.

That one looks like it vapor locked in flight.

I'd find a taxidermist with small hands.

He's clearly Pinin' for the fjords!

My parents had a humming bird feeder, I found that if I stood perfectly still they would ignore me. Got to where I could stand two feet from the feeder and watch them.

I thought it would be fun to put a feeder on my second story porch... as someone said they are very territorial... I ended up having hummingbird dogfights in my backyard! Very entertaining but not what I had in mind.

Strangest thing I have seen one do... I was hiking through a field and a few hummingbirds were feeding on the wildflowers. One suddenly came to a sudden complete stop, hovered motionless for a second, then shot straight up like a rocket and disappeared into the clear blue sky... weird.

Those things are all over here. I recon the feeders might have something to do with that. I'll sit on my porch and they will buzz up very close to me and just check me out. We either have several green ones or the same one several times.

For some reason when I live in NC, they used to fly into our garage all the time. Had a hack of a time getting them out without hurting them.

That's normal for the birds near your office. They are there because there are ponds with great fishing. Some things never change. Sam Hill pond is one of the best, or was. It's moss on the birds back.


It's your company's fault though.

+1

Had the same bird in the garage 2 days in a row last month. They fly up to the ceiling and cant figure out how to get out of the garage!

Turn off interior lights, leave the door open, leave, and they'll go towards the light.
Same with insects.

That Actually crossed my mind! I was gonna put it in a little ziploc baggy and store it in the freezer till I found one. I am sure my wife wouldn't mind :rolleyes:

Tried that. We gave up after six hours. Had to gently grab him with a towel and take him outside. The second time, I got him to land on a broom and slowly walked him out.

Not much room for brains in that little skull....

Taste like paperwrapped chicken....

Happened to me last week on a job where the home is vacant. After trying to reason with the little fvk with a broom, I closed the doors and left for the night. Next day it was outta there as soon as the garage doors were fully opened.

Musta gone to school over night.

He's Pinin' for the fjords, what kind of talk is that?
He's not pining, he's passed on. this hummingbird is no more. It has ceased to be. It's a late hummingbird. He's gone to meet his maker. This is an ex-hummingbird!

How about a slug?

Right this is silly silly silly, get on with it!

It would make a nice hat ornament.

You guys are killing me!

Hat ornament...

ex-hummingbird...

I'm giggling like I farted in church!

This is how I like to see them. Took this at my mom's house. She's got a feeder. They fight there too. They don't seem to care much for the flash.

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