Poor Lil' Guy... ;-/ (1 Viewer)

...just got back from a bike ride...sat down and heard a 'tap' on the sliding glass door...looked over and just a few feet from the feeder i saw this hummer barely kickn...i picked him up, he put in his last few 'puffs' and that was it...his lil experience in this life-chain ended in my hand...enjoy ur time, everyone...it's precious...

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Aw that's a shame. I feed all kinds of birds and all the bird feeders (7 of them) hang outside my den window. I see all sorts of wondrous things and all sorts of very sad things. Today, the local Cooper's Hawk landed with a wounded leg. He could barely stand. He got a drink from the bird bath and then flew away -- weakly. It brought a tear to my eye. About every two weeks I have to go out and (try to) catch a sick/wounded bird. I have a small cage all ready and I try to nurse them back to health. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't.