Ophelia wrote:

> On 01/05/2021 16:42, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 5/1/2021 11:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > On 5/1/2021 11:00 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:55:14 -0400, jmcquown
> > > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 5/1/2021 5:12 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-4,
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > On 4/30/2021 10:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > > > > On 30/04/2021 13:56, Gary wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On 4/29/2021 7:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > FYI, so far I'm not feeling any ill effects from
> > > > > > > > > > the 2nd vaccine. The nurse told me to help
> > > > > > > > > > alleviate the sore arm, exercise the arm. I've
> > > > > > > > > > been flapping it occasionally like I'm doing a one
> > > > > > > > > > sided chicken dance (LOL) since I got home.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > You also could flap your arm faster like a
> > > > > > > > > hummingbird.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > ===
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Ahh but can she hummmmm ? ))
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Humminbirds don't actually hum, they chirp (rather
> > > > > > > quietly). It's their wings that make a sort of humming
> > > > > > > sound.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In my experience they chirp disproportionately loudly for
> > > > > > their size, especially during the migration when they're
> > > > > > defending the feeder. They not much quieter than a
> > > > > > woodpecker's chirp.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > > > >
> > > > > I suppose in proportion to their size their chirps are rather
> > > > > loud.Â* I only hear them when I have the windows open in the
> > > > > den, kicked back with a book.Â* It's already too humid by
> > > > > Noon to have the windows open.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jill
> > > >
> > > I spoke a little too soon about humid.Â* I went outside to refill
> > > the bird feeder
> > [CORRECTION: bird BATH]
> > > and discovered, unlike yesterday when it was already 80°F and
> > > humid outside, today it is a cool, breezy 60-something!
> > >
> > > I've opened the windows so when I go into the den I might
> > > actually hear the chirps of the hummingbirds and the quick beat
> > > of their wings. (They sound to me like the sound effect used for
> > > the light sabers in 'Star Wars'.)
> > >
> > > > They are pretty tough little birds. Before I moved here I had a
> > > > feeder on the deck and they would fly to it, flying between
> > > > David and I eating our dinner, not in the least concerned!
> > > >
> > > Indeed, they are tough little birds.Â* They don't seem to mind
> > > buzzing around people.Â* I was sitting on the patio a few years
> > > ago and happened to be wearing a red shirt.Â* A hummingbird
> > > hovered right in front of my face. Â* They do seem to like red
> > > (but NO, don't dye the nectar in the feeder).
> > >
> > > > One year a grackle decided to nest in our pine tree, not
> > > > logical, totally out of place by the sea for a grackle.Â* The
> > > > two grackles saw off all our usual birds that year but not the
> > > > hummingbirds!Â* They didn't even try to mess and terrorise them!
> > > >
> > > Ugh, Grackles.Â* Yes, Hummingbirds are notoriously territorial.Â*
> > > They don't take guff from any bird except perhaps, hawks. LOL
> > >
> > > When it was still "wintery" (heh) down here I filled the suet
> > > cage.Â* I started seeing lots of brown-headed cowbirds.Â* They're
> > > about like grackles in terms of running off all the songbirds
> > > and invading territory.Â* I quickly brought the suet cage
> > > inside.Â* They moved on.
> > >
> > > > When I moved here I put out a feeder over the grassy area I see
> > > > from my diningroom.Â* A lady who lived in a house below our
> > > > fence called over to me and told me that humming birds don't
> > > > come here.Â* She was totally correct.Â* Someone else put out a
> > > > hummer feeder last year without success.Â* Apparently they come
> > > > as far as a few streets over, but never nearer.
> > > >
> > > They pick out their spots.Â* A lot of it has to do with where they
> > > can build their nests and get to them before the sun sets.Â*
> > > Hummingbirds are very weird.Â* They go into a state of torper
> > > just after dusk.Â* I've seen documentaries where researchers have
> > > found their nests and if you touch a hummingbird in torpor it
> > > doesn't move, it doesn't wake up. Their bodies cool down, their
> > > whole metabolism and heart rate slows and they're out like a
> > > light.Â* Until the sun starts to rise... then the process
> > > reverses itself.Â* I find it fascinating.
> > >
> > > Gary likes to make fun of my enjoyment of bird watching.Â* What's
> > > not to like?Â* They're pretty and most of them sing.Â* Aside from
> > > keeping the hummingbird feeder cleaned and filled from March -
> > > October or so, in the warmer months I don't feed the other
> > > birds.Â* I do keep fresh water in a small bird bath year round.Â*
> > > Birds always need a source of fresh water. That's enough to
> > > attract a number of very pretty visitors.
> > >
> > > Jill
>
> ====
>
> We have 2 birdfeeders and a bird table so I understand what you are
> saying)))
>
> Oh yes, a bird bath too

Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.

On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 2:15:24 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
> > On 01/05/2021 16:42, jmcquown wrote:
> > > On 5/1/2021 11:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > On 5/1/2021 11:00 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > > > > On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:55:14 -0400, jmcquown
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On 5/1/2021 5:12 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > > > On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-4,
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > On 4/30/2021 10:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On 30/04/2021 13:56, Gary wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On 4/29/2021 7:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > FYI, so far I'm not feeling any ill effects from
> > > > > > > > > > > the 2nd vaccine. The nurse told me to help
> > > > > > > > > > > alleviate the sore arm, exercise the arm. I've
> > > > > > > > > > > been flapping it occasionally like I'm doing a one
> > > > > > > > > > > sided chicken dance (LOL) since I got home.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > You also could flap your arm faster like a
> > > > > > > > > > hummingbird.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > ===
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Ahh but can she hummmmm ? ))
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Humminbirds don't actually hum, they chirp (rather
> > > > > > > > quietly). It's their wings that make a sort of humming
> > > > > > > > sound.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > In my experience they chirp disproportionately loudly for
> > > > > > > their size, especially during the migration when they're
> > > > > > > defending the feeder. They not much quieter than a
> > > > > > > woodpecker's chirp.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > I suppose in proportion to their size their chirps are rather
> > > > > > loud. I only hear them when I have the windows open in the
> > > > > > den, kicked back with a book. It's already too humid by
> > > > > > Noon to have the windows open.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jill
> > > > >
> > > > I spoke a little too soon about humid. I went outside to refill
> > > > the bird feeder
> > > [CORRECTION: bird BATH]
> > > > and discovered, unlike yesterday when it was already 80°F and
> > > > humid outside, today it is a cool, breezy 60-something!
> > > >
> > > > I've opened the windows so when I go into the den I might
> > > > actually hear the chirps of the hummingbirds and the quick beat
> > > > of their wings. (They sound to me like the sound effect used for
> > > > the light sabers in 'Star Wars'.)
> > > >
> > > > > They are pretty tough little birds. Before I moved here I had a
> > > > > feeder on the deck and they would fly to it, flying between
> > > > > David and I eating our dinner, not in the least concerned!
> > > > >
> > > > Indeed, they are tough little birds. They don't seem to mind
> > > > buzzing around people. I was sitting on the patio a few years
> > > > ago and happened to be wearing a red shirt. A hummingbird
> > > > hovered right in front of my face. They do seem to like red
> > > > (but NO, don't dye the nectar in the feeder).
> > > >
> > > > > One year a grackle decided to nest in our pine tree, not
> > > > > logical, totally out of place by the sea for a grackle. The
> > > > > two grackles saw off all our usual birds that year but not the
> > > > > hummingbirds! They didn't even try to mess and terrorise them!
> > > > >
> > > > Ugh, Grackles. Yes, Hummingbirds are notoriously territorial.
> > > > They don't take guff from any bird except perhaps, hawks. LOL
> > > >
> > > > When it was still "wintery" (heh) down here I filled the suet
> > > > cage. I started seeing lots of brown-headed cowbirds. They're
> > > > about like grackles in terms of running off all the songbirds
> > > > and invading territory. I quickly brought the suet cage
> > > > inside. They moved on.
> > > >
> > > > > When I moved here I put out a feeder over the grassy area I see
> > > > > from my diningroom. A lady who lived in a house below our
> > > > > fence called over to me and told me that humming birds don't
> > > > > come here. She was totally correct. Someone else put out a
> > > > > hummer feeder last year without success. Apparently they come
> > > > > as far as a few streets over, but never nearer.
> > > > >
> > > > They pick out their spots. A lot of it has to do with where they
> > > > can build their nests and get to them before the sun sets.
> > > > Hummingbirds are very weird. They go into a state of torper
> > > > just after dusk. I've seen documentaries where researchers have
> > > > found their nests and if you touch a hummingbird in torpor it
> > > > doesn't move, it doesn't wake up. Their bodies cool down, their
> > > > whole metabolism and heart rate slows and they're out like a
> > > > light. Until the sun starts to rise... then the process
> > > > reverses itself. I find it fascinating.
> > > >
> > > > Gary likes to make fun of my enjoyment of bird watching. What's
> > > > not to like? They're pretty and most of them sing. Aside from
> > > > keeping the hummingbird feeder cleaned and filled from March -
> > > > October or so, in the warmer months I don't feed the other
> > > > birds. I do keep fresh water in a small bird bath year round.
> > > > Birds always need a source of fresh water. That's enough to
> > > > attract a number of very pretty visitors.
> > > >
> > > > Jill
> >
> > ====
> >
> > We have 2 birdfeeders and a bird table so I understand what you are
> > saying)))
> >
> > Oh yes, a bird bath too
>
> Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.


You had to include 200 lines of quoted text in your thirteen - word reply, you ignorant ****...???

--
Best
Greg

On 02/05/2021 20:15, cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>> On 01/05/2021 16:42, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 5/1/2021 11:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 11:00 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:55:14 -0400, jmcquown
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 5:12 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-4,
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 30/04/2021 13:56, Gary wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 4/29/2021 7:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> FYI, so far I'm not feeling any ill effects from
>>>>>>>>>>> the 2nd vaccine. The nurse told me to help
>>>>>>>>>>> alleviate the sore arm, exercise the arm. I've
>>>>>>>>>>> been flapping it occasionally like I'm doing a one
>>>>>>>>>>> sided chicken dance (LOL) since I got home.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You also could flap your arm faster like a
>>>>>>>>>> hummingbird.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ahh but can she hummmmm ? ))
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Humminbirds don't actually hum, they chirp (rather
>>>>>>>> quietly). It's their wings that make a sort of humming
>>>>>>>> sound.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In my experience they chirp disproportionately loudly for
>>>>>>> their size, especially during the migration when they're
>>>>>>> defending the feeder. They not much quieter than a
>>>>>>> woodpecker's chirp.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suppose in proportion to their size their chirps are rather
>>>>>> loud.Â* I only hear them when I have the windows open in the
>>>>>> den, kicked back with a book.Â* It's already too humid by
>>>>>> Noon to have the windows open.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>> I spoke a little too soon about humid.Â* I went outside to refill
>>>> the bird feeder
>>> [CORRECTION: bird BATH]
>>>> and discovered, unlike yesterday when it was already 80°F and
>>>> humid outside, today it is a cool, breezy 60-something!
>>>>
>>>> I've opened the windows so when I go into the den I might
>>>> actually hear the chirps of the hummingbirds and the quick beat
>>>> of their wings. (They sound to me like the sound effect used for
>>>> the light sabers in 'Star Wars'.)
>>>>
>>>>> They are pretty tough little birds. Before I moved here I had a
>>>>> feeder on the deck and they would fly to it, flying between
>>>>> David and I eating our dinner, not in the least concerned!
>>>>>
>>>> Indeed, they are tough little birds.Â* They don't seem to mind
>>>> buzzing around people.Â* I was sitting on the patio a few years
>>>> ago and happened to be wearing a red shirt.Â* A hummingbird
>>>> hovered right in front of my face. Â* They do seem to like red
>>>> (but NO, don't dye the nectar in the feeder).
>>>>
>>>>> One year a grackle decided to nest in our pine tree, not
>>>>> logical, totally out of place by the sea for a grackle.Â* The
>>>>> two grackles saw off all our usual birds that year but not the
>>>>> hummingbirds!Â* They didn't even try to mess and terrorise them!
>>>>>
>>>> Ugh, Grackles.Â* Yes, Hummingbirds are notoriously territorial.
>>>> They don't take guff from any bird except perhaps, hawks. LOL
>>>>
>>>> When it was still "wintery" (heh) down here I filled the suet
>>>> cage.Â* I started seeing lots of brown-headed cowbirds.Â* They're
>>>> about like grackles in terms of running off all the songbirds
>>>> and invading territory.Â* I quickly brought the suet cage
>>>> inside.Â* They moved on.
>>>>
>>>>> When I moved here I put out a feeder over the grassy area I see
>>>>> from my diningroom.Â* A lady who lived in a house below our
>>>>> fence called over to me and told me that humming birds don't
>>>>> come here.Â* She was totally correct.Â* Someone else put out a
>>>>> hummer feeder last year without success.Â* Apparently they come
>>>>> as far as a few streets over, but never nearer.
>>>>>
>>>> They pick out their spots.Â* A lot of it has to do with where they
>>>> can build their nests and get to them before the sun sets.
>>>> Hummingbirds are very weird.Â* They go into a state of torper
>>>> just after dusk.Â* I've seen documentaries where researchers have
>>>> found their nests and if you touch a hummingbird in torpor it
>>>> doesn't move, it doesn't wake up. Their bodies cool down, their
>>>> whole metabolism and heart rate slows and they're out like a
>>>> light.Â* Until the sun starts to rise... then the process
>>>> reverses itself.Â* I find it fascinating.
>>>>
>>>> Gary likes to make fun of my enjoyment of bird watching.Â* What's
>>>> not to like?Â* They're pretty and most of them sing.Â* Aside from
>>>> keeping the hummingbird feeder cleaned and filled from March -
>>>> October or so, in the warmer months I don't feed the other
>>>> birds.Â* I do keep fresh water in a small bird bath year round.
>>>> Birds always need a source of fresh water. That's enough to
>>>> attract a number of very pretty visitors.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>
>> ====
>>
>> We have 2 birdfeeders and a bird table so I understand what you are
>> saying)))
>>
>> Oh yes, a bird bath too
>
> Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.

=====

Oooh lovely! I don't think I've ever seen one of those!

Ophelia wrote:

> On 02/05/2021 20:15, cshenk wrote:
> > Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > > On 01/05/2021 16:42, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > On 5/1/2021 11:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > On 5/1/2021 11:00 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
> > > > > > On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:55:14 -0400, jmcquown
> > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 5/1/2021 5:12 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-4,
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On 4/30/2021 10:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > On 30/04/2021 13:56, Gary wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > On 4/29/2021 7:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > FYI, so far I'm not feeling any ill effects from
> > > > > > > > > > > > the 2nd vaccine. The nurse told me to help
> > > > > > > > > > > > alleviate the sore arm, exercise the arm. I've
> > > > > > > > > > > > been flapping it occasionally like I'm doing a
> > > > > > > > > > > > one sided chicken dance (LOL) since I got home.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > You also could flap your arm faster like a
> > > > > > > > > > > hummingbird.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > ===
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Ahh but can she hummmmm ? ))
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Humminbirds don't actually hum, they chirp (rather
> > > > > > > > > quietly). It's their wings that make a sort of
> > > > > > > > > humming sound.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > In my experience they chirp disproportionately loudly
> > > > > > > > for their size, especially during the migration when
> > > > > > > > they're defending the feeder. They not much quieter
> > > > > > > > than a woodpecker's chirp.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I suppose in proportion to their size their chirps are
> > > > > > > rather loud.Â* I only hear them when I have the windows
> > > > > > > open in the den, kicked back with a book.Â* It's already
> > > > > > > too humid by Noon to have the windows open.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jill
> > > > > >
> > > > > I spoke a little too soon about humid.Â* I went outside to
> > > > > refill the bird feeder
> > > > [CORRECTION: bird BATH]
> > > > > and discovered, unlike yesterday when it was already 80°F and
> > > > > humid outside, today it is a cool, breezy 60-something!
> > > > >
> > > > > I've opened the windows so when I go into the den I might
> > > > > actually hear the chirps of the hummingbirds and the quick
> > > > > beat of their wings. (They sound to me like the sound effect
> > > > > used for the light sabers in 'Star Wars'.)
> > > > >
> > > > > > They are pretty tough little birds. Before I moved here I
> > > > > > had a feeder on the deck and they would fly to it, flying
> > > > > > between David and I eating our dinner, not in the least
> > > > > > concerned!
> > > > > >
> > > > > Indeed, they are tough little birds.Â* They don't seem to mind
> > > > > buzzing around people.Â* I was sitting on the patio a few
> > > > > years ago and happened to be wearing a red shirt.Â* A
> > > > > hummingbird hovered right in front of my face. Â* They do
> > > > > seem to like red (but NO, don't dye the nectar in the
> > > > > feeder).
> > > > >
> > > > > > One year a grackle decided to nest in our pine tree, not
> > > > > > logical, totally out of place by the sea for a grackle.Â* The
> > > > > > two grackles saw off all our usual birds that year but not
> > > > > > the hummingbirds!Â* They didn't even try to mess and
> > > > > > terrorise them!
> > > > > >
> > > > > Ugh, Grackles.Â* Yes, Hummingbirds are notoriously territorial.
> > > > > They don't take guff from any bird except perhaps, hawks. LOL
> > > > >
> > > > > When it was still "wintery" (heh) down here I filled the suet
> > > > > cage.Â* I started seeing lots of brown-headed cowbirds.Â*
> > > > > They're about like grackles in terms of running off all the
> > > > > songbirds and invading territory.Â* I quickly brought the
> > > > > suet cage inside.Â* They moved on.
> > > > >
> > > > > > When I moved here I put out a feeder over the grassy area I
> > > > > > see from my diningroom.Â* A lady who lived in a house below
> > > > > > our fence called over to me and told me that humming birds
> > > > > > don't come here.Â* She was totally correct.Â* Someone else
> > > > > > put out a hummer feeder last year without success.Â*
> > > > > > Apparently they come as far as a few streets over, but
> > > > > > never nearer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > They pick out their spots.Â* A lot of it has to do with where
> > > > > they can build their nests and get to them before the sun
> > > > > sets. Hummingbirds are very weird.Â* They go into a state of
> > > > > torper just after dusk.Â* I've seen documentaries where
> > > > > researchers have found their nests and if you touch a
> > > > > hummingbird in torpor it doesn't move, it doesn't wake up.
> > > > > Their bodies cool down, their whole metabolism and heart rate
> > > > > slows and they're out like a light.Â* Until the sun starts to
> > > > > rise... then the process reverses itself.Â* I find it
> > > > > fascinating.
> > > > >
> > > > > Gary likes to make fun of my enjoyment of bird watching.Â*
> > > > > What's not to like?Â* They're pretty and most of them sing.Â*
> > > > > Aside from keeping the hummingbird feeder cleaned and filled
> > > > > from March - October or so, in the warmer months I don't
> > > > > feed the other birds.Â* I do keep fresh water in a small bird
> > > > > bath year round. Birds always need a source of fresh water.
> > > > > That's enough to attract a number of very pretty visitors.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jill
> > >
> > > ====
> > >
> > > We have 2 birdfeeders and a bird table so I understand what you
> > > are saying)))
> > >
> > > Oh yes, a bird bath too
> >
> > Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.
>
> =====
>
> Oooh lovely! I don't think I've ever seen one of those!

It's the state bird I think. Not common in Virginia Beach but you do
see them at times. I saw them more often as a kid in Charlottesville
VA.

cshenk wrote:

> Ophelia wrote:
>
> > On 02/05/2021 20:15, cshenk wrote:

> > > Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.
> >
> > =====
> >
> > Oooh lovely! I don't think I've ever seen one of those!
>
> It's the state bird I think. Not common in Virginia Beach but you do
> see them at times. I saw them more often as a kid in Charlottesville
> VA.

It's the state bird of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina,
Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. There must not be many to choose
from.

--
The real Dr. Bruce: for all your questions about the US

On 5/2/2021 3:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>
>> On 01/05/2021 16:42, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 5/1/2021 11:37 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 5/1/2021 11:00 AM, Lucretia Borgia wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 1 May 2021 09:55:14 -0400, jmcquown
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/1/2021 5:12 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 5:12:02 PM UTC-4,
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 4/30/2021 10:27 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 30/04/2021 13:56, Gary wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 4/29/2021 7:29 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> FYI, so far I'm not feeling any ill effects from
>>>>>>>>>>> the 2nd vaccine. The nurse told me to help
>>>>>>>>>>> alleviate the sore arm, exercise the arm. I've
>>>>>>>>>>> been flapping it occasionally like I'm doing a one
>>>>>>>>>>> sided chicken dance (LOL) since I got home.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You also could flap your arm faster like a
>>>>>>>>>> hummingbird.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ===
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Ahh but can she hummmmm ? ))
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Humminbirds don't actually hum, they chirp (rather
>>>>>>>> quietly). It's their wings that make a sort of humming
>>>>>>>> sound.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In my experience they chirp disproportionately loudly for
>>>>>>> their size, especially during the migration when they're
>>>>>>> defending the feeder. They not much quieter than a
>>>>>>> woodpecker's chirp.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suppose in proportion to their size their chirps are rather
>>>>>> loud.Â* I only hear them when I have the windows open in the
>>>>>> den, kicked back with a book.Â* It's already too humid by
>>>>>> Noon to have the windows open.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>> I spoke a little too soon about humid.Â* I went outside to refill
>>>> the bird feeder
>>> [CORRECTION: bird BATH]
>>>> and discovered, unlike yesterday when it was already 80°F and
>>>> humid outside, today it is a cool, breezy 60-something!
>>>>
>>>> I've opened the windows so when I go into the den I might
>>>> actually hear the chirps of the hummingbirds and the quick beat
>>>> of their wings. (They sound to me like the sound effect used for
>>>> the light sabers in 'Star Wars'.)
>>>>
>>>>> They are pretty tough little birds. Before I moved here I had a
>>>>> feeder on the deck and they would fly to it, flying between
>>>>> David and I eating our dinner, not in the least concerned!
>>>>>
>>>> Indeed, they are tough little birds.Â* They don't seem to mind
>>>> buzzing around people.Â* I was sitting on the patio a few years
>>>> ago and happened to be wearing a red shirt.Â* A hummingbird
>>>> hovered right in front of my face. Â* They do seem to like red
>>>> (but NO, don't dye the nectar in the feeder).
>>>>
>>>>> One year a grackle decided to nest in our pine tree, not
>>>>> logical, totally out of place by the sea for a grackle.Â* The
>>>>> two grackles saw off all our usual birds that year but not the
>>>>> hummingbirds!Â* They didn't even try to mess and terrorise them!
>>>>>
>>>> Ugh, Grackles.Â* Yes, Hummingbirds are notoriously territorial.
>>>> They don't take guff from any bird except perhaps, hawks. LOL
>>>>
>>>> When it was still "wintery" (heh) down here I filled the suet
>>>> cage.Â* I started seeing lots of brown-headed cowbirds.Â* They're
>>>> about like grackles in terms of running off all the songbirds
>>>> and invading territory.Â* I quickly brought the suet cage
>>>> inside.Â* They moved on.
>>>>
>>>>> When I moved here I put out a feeder over the grassy area I see
>>>>> from my diningroom.Â* A lady who lived in a house below our
>>>>> fence called over to me and told me that humming birds don't
>>>>> come here.Â* She was totally correct.Â* Someone else put out a
>>>>> hummer feeder last year without success.Â* Apparently they come
>>>>> as far as a few streets over, but never nearer.
>>>>>
>>>> They pick out their spots.Â* A lot of it has to do with where they
>>>> can build their nests and get to them before the sun sets.
>>>> Hummingbirds are very weird.Â* They go into a state of torper
>>>> just after dusk.Â* I've seen documentaries where researchers have
>>>> found their nests and if you touch a hummingbird in torpor it
>>>> doesn't move, it doesn't wake up. Their bodies cool down, their
>>>> whole metabolism and heart rate slows and they're out like a
>>>> light.Â* Until the sun starts to rise... then the process
>>>> reverses itself.Â* I find it fascinating.
>>>>
>>>> Gary likes to make fun of my enjoyment of bird watching.Â* What's
>>>> not to like?Â* They're pretty and most of them sing.Â* Aside from
>>>> keeping the hummingbird feeder cleaned and filled from March -
>>>> October or so, in the warmer months I don't feed the other
>>>> birds.Â* I do keep fresh water in a small bird bath year round.
>>>> Birds always need a source of fresh water. That's enough to
>>>> attract a number of very pretty visitors.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>
>> ====
>>
>> We have 2 birdfeeders and a bird table so I understand what you are
>> saying)))
>>
>> Oh yes, a bird bath too
>
> Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.
>
I see cardinals all the time. There's a mated pair who always show up
for a few sips of water and a splash in the bath. The bluebirds (males
with electric blue wings and orange-red breasts) are stunning to see, too.

Jill

On Sunday, May 2, 2021 at 5:26:10 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>
> On 5/2/2021 3:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >
> > Saw a red cardinal 2 days ago! They were at my bird feeder.
> >
> I see cardinals all the time. There's a mated pair who always show up
> for a few sips of water and a splash in the bath. The bluebirds (males
> with electric blue wings and orange-red breasts) are stunning to see, too.
>
> Jill
>
I see them year-round here; needless to say, they are easy to spot. I used
to see bluebirds frequently but it's been years since I've spotted one. We
have their cousin, the mockingbird, here. Although it is the state bird, I'm
not impressed with them and their screeching.