One of the greatest gifts a garden can give is a tubular terminal for hummingbirds to collect nectar from. Right now my small front yard garden is coming to late-spring life with a sea of pale pink campanula, so we are hoping for the return of the mysterious hummingbirds.
Our nectar feeder has been filled with homemade sweet syrupy sap for them to savor for two months now, yet we’ve just seen three thus far. Here’s hoping that Mother Nature’s contribution will help entice them. We have the perfect spot to sit, wait, and watch from our farmer’s porch.
In honor of this tiny magical creature, I crafted a found poem from the words of John James Audubon about this rarely seen bird.
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Lovely hummingbird poem! For a bird so tiny, they make a thunderous noise!
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Lovely lines!
On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 7:43 AM Wondering and Wandering wrote:
> Wondering and Wandering posted: ” One of the greatest gifts a garden can > give is a tubular terminal for hummingbirds to collect nectar from. Right > now my small front yard garden is coming to late-spring life with a sea of > pale pink campanula, so we are hoping for the return of the myste” >
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My parents moved to the countryside last year, and one of their favourite discoveries has been the tiny local hummingbirds that visit their backyard. 🙂
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“A breathing gem” — I didn’t realize Audubon was such a poet! I hope more hummingbirds find your feeder. My parents have a heavily-used hummingbird feeder right next to their porch and it is very cool to hear the whir of their wings.
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Love your poem! I am still waiting for a first sighting in our yard. We only use nature, so it’s more of a trick!
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Love hummingbirds, your gorgeous flowers and evocative poem! It really is a rare treat to see those tiny birds with metallic plummage. 🙂
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What a lovely found poem! Actually field guides (of both plants and flowers) are rich with lovely language, and I have a whole shelf of them. Hmmm. And I hope your yard becomes a regular hummingbird hangout!
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