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I think hummingbirds are great. There really is something magical about them, don’t you think? I think I have a special connection with hummingbirds. They have shown up at unexpected times. I see and hear them when no one else seems to hear or pay attention them. Do you know what a hummingbird sounds like? It’s so unique! As much as I lamented having to leave our previous apartment with the garden that we dug by hand, grew from seed, and nurtured for food,

this new place has more hummingbirds. There is a bottlebrush tree in the backyard they seem to like and I always see and hear them zipping around. I decided to put up the feeder so we could watch them up close:

They found it within an hour or so. Sometimes I hear their “tzit…..tzit….tzit…” before I see them at the feeder. Maybe one of these days I will catch them on camera. Til then, I’ll enjoy them all to myself!

See this Wikipedia entry for instructions on making your own sugar solution for hummingbirds. Be sure to change it once a week or more!

And by the way, we tried to plant a garden at the new place, but the slugs ate EVERYTHING. There isn’t enough sun anyway. *sigh* Maybe someday…