Tuesday November 20/12 update # 292
There were many activities we could have done today and we
started to go to one hummingbird preserve which boasted 10 varieties but our
new adopted cabby from down the street suggested a cheaper alternative that
purportedly had 35 varieties. So off we
went and we certainly did not regret this decision once we got amongst the
feeders. You will love these selected photos,
as long as Google doesn’t give me too much more grief on this slow laptop. The hummers did not mind us being 3’ away as
they swooped in and out right by our ears.
They are very territorial and try to chase away other birds once they
have a favorite feeding station. They
are the fastest things on earth and such a delight to watch.
We quickly developed our favorite, a racquet tail
hummingbird. Bella quickly nicknamed him
Mr. Santa Pants because of the amazing white fur (feathers) around his tiny
legs. He is mostly green and sports a long
swallowtail that ends in 2 heart-shaped racquets of blue, so he is a very Handsome
Dan. The others are all very pretty in
their own ways with a large variety of sizes, colours, beaks, and tails. We even managed to get some shots of a few other
local birds as well.
In the afternoon Mavis and I went to the Butterfly preserve
and saw some very pretty specimens, some of whom hitched a ride on my back and
on my hat.
Then the girls went on a chocolate factory tour and got to
work to make their own samples. They
sure enjoyed that! I amused myself with
a little of the local colour before we had delightful trout and tilapia meals,
followed by a huge elephant ear for dessert.
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