I was just outside working in one of my perennial beds and I could see and hear something buzzing around me. I caught a quick glimpse of it, out of the corner of my eye, and decided it was a bumble bee. Well, I thought it best to work somewhere else rather than disturb it and take a chance of getting stung. As I stepped out of the bed I was looking for it and got the bigget surprise of my life! It was a tiny little Hummingbird, no bigger than a bumble bee and it was flying around from flower to flower (mostly my pink Phlox) and having a great time! It was so neat to watch!

I always get a lot of Hummers, but I have never seen one this small! It really was no bigger than a bumble bee! Was this a baby Hummer or are there some Hummingbirds that are this tiny?

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"Lord, I love you and I need you, come into my heart, and bless me, my family, my home, and my friends, in Jesus' name. Amen!"

That is really neat Patti! Hope you get to see more and more!

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We are all under the same stars... therefore we are never far apart.

OH, a bet it is cute as a button!!! I would love to see a baby hummer!!

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Monica

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away."


God gave us memories so we can have roses in the winter.

there are 338 species of hummers. The smallest {{get this}} is called a bumblebee hummingbird, I think its only 1" to 1 1/2" long. The largest is 7 1/2" long. Baby birds are the same or very close to the same size as an adult bird by the time they fledge the nest. I have had people SwEaR that hummingbird moths are baby hummingbirds. NOT! Check out Rubythroat.org

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Summer Camp '07, July 14th weekend, won't you join us?
summer camp thread 1, 2, 3,4

Here's a pic of the aforementioned moth I took last year. It's called a Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth. It's a member of the Sphinx Moth family.

SNOWBERRY CLEARWING HUMMINGBIRD MOTH


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A bird in the hand......can sometimes be a mess.