Date: 4/10/24 6:50 pm From: rosita94598 via groups.io <rosita94598...> Subject: [EBB-Sightings] two short Anna's Hummingbird stories
Late Monday I noticed what turned out to be a fledgling Anna's scooting around on the tile of our patio. It was not strong enough to fly. I collected it in a paper bag, eventually grabbed it by the tail so it looked like a 1950s hood ornament. We dipped its bill into a hummingbird feeder, it seemed to gain a little strength. It survived the night, we repeated the process in the morning and took it to Lindsay Wildlife yesterday before noon. We know they do not all make it, but it is so hard to see it happen in front of one's own eyes. Maybe this one will survive.
Today we had a Bushtit come into our patio and was interested in approaching the birdbath with a little fountain. Suddenly an Anna's decided it needed to be in the water just then and the Bushtit disappeared over the fence. If I were a Bushtit and was faced with that long pointed bill, I would probably leave, too.
Hugh B. HarveyWalnut Creek
