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Anna’s Hummingbird Approaching Feeder On Patio — Image by kenne

Anna’s hummingbird

The more I observe hummers

The more I’m amazed.

— kenne

To Make An End Is To Make A Beginning   Leave a comment

Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

What we call the beginning is often the end
And to make an end is to make a beginning.
The end is where we start from. And every phrase
And sentence that is right (where every word is at home,
Taking its place to support the others,
The word neither diffident nor ostentatious,
An easy commerce of the old and the new,
The common word exact without vulgarity,
The formal word precise but not pedantic,
The complete consort dancing together)
Every phrase and every sentence is an end and a beginning,
Every poem an epitaph.

— from Little Gidding by T. S. Eliot

Anna’s Hummingbird At Feeder   5 comments

Anna’s Hummingbird at Our Patio Feeder (August 27, 2022) — Images by kenne

Hummingbird On Nest   2 comments

Anna’s Hummingbird On Nest In Southern Arizona — Image by kenne

Nesting Facts

— Usually lays 2 eggs per nest

— Has 2 to 3 broods each year.

— Incubation is 16 days.

— Nesting period is 20 days.

— Eggs are white

(Source: hummingbird-guide.com)

 

Hello, Little Bird   Leave a comment

“Hello, Little Bird” (Anna’s Hummingbird in Sweetwater Wetlands Park) — Image by kenne

hello little bird

you’re easily not noticed

with your size and speed

— kenne

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Anna’s Hummingbird (Southern Arizona) — Image by kenne

The lack of bright color on the head indicates this is either a female or a young male. — kenne

I Saw A Hummingbird As Big As The Sky   1 comment

Anna's Hummingbird-72Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

I saw a Peacock, with a fiery tail,
I saw a Blazing Comet, drop down hail,
I saw a Cloud, with Ivy circled round,
I saw a sturdy Oak, creep on the ground,
I saw a Ant swallow up a Whale,
I saw a raging Sea, brim full of Ale,
I saw a Venice Glass, Sixteen foot deep,
I saw a well, full of mens tears that weep,
I saw their eyes, all in a flame of fire,
I saw a House, as big as the Moon and higher,
I saw the Sun, even in the midst of night,
I saw the man, that saw this wondrous sight.

— Anonymous (400 Year-Old Nonsense Poem) 

Anna’s Hummingbird   1 comment

Anna's Hummingbird-72Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

Named for the 19th-century Italian duchess Anna Massena, the
Anna’s hummingbird is one of only three hummingbird species
that are permanent residents of the United States and Canada.
(The others are the Allen’s and Costa’s.) This hardy hummingbird
has the northernmost year-round range of any North American
hummingbird species.

American Bird Conservancy

Anna’s Hummingbird   1 comment

Ken & Mary Visit -- Anna's Hummingbird-72.jpgAnna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

It started just now with a hummingbird
Hovering over the porch two yards away then gone,
It stopped me studying.
I saw the redwood post
Leaning in clod ground
Tangled in a bush of yellow flowers
Higher than my head, through which we push
Every time we came inside —
The shadow network of the sunshine
Through its vines. White-crowned sparrows
Made tremendous singings in the trees
The rooster down the valley crows and crows.
Jack Kerouac outside, behind my back
Reads the Diamond Sutra in the sun.

— from Migration of Birds by Gary Snyder

Anna’s Hummingbird   Leave a comment

Anna's Hummingbird-Edit-1-blogAnna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

Hello little bird
Resting for just a moment
Till time to move on.

— kenne

Anna’s Hummingbird   4 comments

Anna's Hummingbird-Edit-2-blogAnna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

Anna’s Hummingbird
A beautiful little bird
Darts before my eyes.

— kenne

Little Guy High In The Sky   1 comment

Turkey Vultures March 2013Anna’s Hummingbird, Tanuri Ridge, Arizona — Image by kenne

Little guy 
high in the sky
I know
you see me
as I pass by
darting down
near me for a
closure look
only to quickly
move on by.

— kenne

Anna’s Hummingbird   2 comments

Hummingbird - Youth blogFemale Anna’s Hummingbird — Image by kenne

Lack of rain in the Sonoran Desert has reduced the amount of food available for hummingbirds — very few wildflowers this year. But my lemon tree, which is in bloom has been attacking several of these small birds. Plus, I’m not sure how the warmer than normal has affected migration. 

Here in Tucson, you can see hummingbirds year-round in riparian areas and backyards. We are fortunate to have The Paton Center for Hummingbirds, a place to explore and experience the special birds of southeast Arizona. It is dedicated to the celebration and conservation of hummingbirds—and all of southeast Arizona’s astounding biodiversity—through recreation, education, and sustainable living.

— kenne

Framed In A Kaleidascope World   Leave a comment

Framed in a Kalidascope World blogFramed In A Kaleidoscope World (Juvenile Anna’s Hummingbird) — Computer Art by kenne

The Hummingbird Inspires Music   Leave a comment

Desert Museum-9815 Juvinile Anna's Hummingbird blogJuvenile Anna’s Hummingbird (?) — Image by kenne

I fly to the “Flight of the Bumblebee”

I dance to “Shout”

I sing to “The Power of Love”

I live to the “Songs of Life”

I create to “Kind of Blue”

— kenne

“The right notes can fertilize
the sound of a composition
that it can make the sound grow;
much like adding lemon
to fish or vegetables
that bring out the flavor.
That it’s your sweat.” 

— Miles Davis

Desert Museum-9793_art blogBroad-billed Hummingbird — Image by kenne

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