Went out and let the ducks and chickens out and gave a quick check on the quail. Ducks were really mouthing off and started circling the Duck House and run.
Started raining, ran to the house. Rain let up a bit. Scruffy wanted out the front door. He's going all over the place, nervous as if something is in the yard.
Standing on the front porch watching him. Here comes I thought a BIG wasp.
It was a hummingbird. Flew straight at me. Hovered there a minute and went back to the trees.
I have 2 hugh Crepe Myrtles in the front yard, taller than the 1 story house. They are still in bloom but past the prime bloom. Hundreds of birds hoovering all over it. All of a sudden the one on the East side splits. How do I explain it? Half the tree starts leaning to the East. Evidently all the birds settled on the branches.
Sure enough it starts pouring rain. I always thought when I found my big bushes and trees bent over like that after a big rain, that it was from the storm. That wind blew them over or they soaked up so much water that they leaned. No its from the weight of all the birds. There must have been even more than what I tought.
In the back yard I have a hugh elderberry bush that is still leaning from the last rains.
After this going on out front, I looked out the back window. My shade tree was red with cardinals. My Ducks had headed to the back of the garage and stood out the rain there. Hopefully the chickens went back in the Hen House.
Wonder what the hummer was trying to tell me? Thanks for the blooms or where's the feeders?
Just thought I'd share.
Started raining, ran to the house. Rain let up a bit. Scruffy wanted out the front door. He's going all over the place, nervous as if something is in the yard.
Standing on the front porch watching him. Here comes I thought a BIG wasp.
It was a hummingbird. Flew straight at me. Hovered there a minute and went back to the trees.
I have 2 hugh Crepe Myrtles in the front yard, taller than the 1 story house. They are still in bloom but past the prime bloom. Hundreds of birds hoovering all over it. All of a sudden the one on the East side splits. How do I explain it? Half the tree starts leaning to the East. Evidently all the birds settled on the branches.
Sure enough it starts pouring rain. I always thought when I found my big bushes and trees bent over like that after a big rain, that it was from the storm. That wind blew them over or they soaked up so much water that they leaned. No its from the weight of all the birds. There must have been even more than what I tought.
In the back yard I have a hugh elderberry bush that is still leaning from the last rains.
After this going on out front, I looked out the back window. My shade tree was red with cardinals. My Ducks had headed to the back of the garage and stood out the rain there. Hopefully the chickens went back in the Hen House.
Wonder what the hummer was trying to tell me? Thanks for the blooms or where's the feeders?
Just thought I'd share.
