We are having our first real cold snap, with snow and lots of accidents two evenings ago. We have Anna’s hummingbirds, who can over winter. By yesterday morning, the temperature had dropped to 17 degrees F. Both of my hummingbird feeders were frozen.
I went out to wrap a hot towel around one. The front-of-the-house Anna’s buzzed me, inches from my face, to let me know she is HUNGRY and the food IS NOT AVAILABLE. The hot towel didn’t work, so I took the feeder in for a bit. She didn’t like that at all.
This looks pretty silly, but success!
The tiny feeder is one to hold in my hand. I have three, so I rotated them during the day to keep thawed food. Anna Front still spent energy chasing other hummingbirds away. She doesn’t look too upset, does she?
The photos and video were taken through my window from my desk.
For the Ragtag Daily Prompt: bonfire.
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Poor little ones! The music is hummingbirds.
Loved the video!
Thanks so much for responding to my prompts. Please accept my apologies for not responding these past few months.
You had me with the still from the video of an F-type mandolin. Such a beautiful and elegantly-designed instrument.
Ha. Gotcha.