August 5, 2012. Western Head, NS. Hummingbirds.

In Liverpool, everywhere you look you see flowers.   People work very hard to fill their yard with flowers.   Hummingbirds like that,  so we see hummingbirds all the time outside by the pond.  This week, Ken bought a hummingbird feeder and installed it on the window at the end of the Mud Room.  The feeder is big and bright.   Much to our surprise, the hummingbirds found it immediately, so now we watch these beautiful birds from a distance of one foot.   And the Spruce tree right behind the feeder has become a resting place for the little birds.  

It gives me great pleasure to watch these birds.  Sometimes there are eight birds fighting for a spot to eat from the feeder.   We see both male and female ruby throat hummers.  They all fight for their spot.  In fact, after watching the birds this week, it is apparent that these small birds are aggressive at all times.  They are small,  their beaks are long and their back feathers are iridescent.   Life is very simple watching those hummingbirds.