Watching the Hummingbird before the rain

                        There's only one bird that can fly backwards, and upside down!

       And every year, they visit us starting in the spring because we've planted a garden just for them, 

         and the monarch butterflies. 

                 The amazing thing is before migrating south for the winter, 

                              these tiny birds double their body weight. 

                       They then undertake a non-stop 20-hour flight across the Gulf of Mexico, 

                       traveling roughly 800 kilometres over open water without a single break.

       This is the male ruby-throated hummingb

These photos from today

 

 

 

Photos and video from previous years

 

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