Lately the hummers (3 I think) have been consuming their liquid diet just as fast as we can fill it. In those moments when we are “too slow” to meet their demands they can be seen going to natural means. I just happened to be at the right place when this occurred and this whole …
Category Archives: Animals
Banana Baby
We’ve spotted a baby hummer and its favorite spot to hangout is the top of a banana tree. Sandy has proclaimed it as the Banana Baby.
Koa 2009-2022
Sad news, my friend Koa passed away recently. We dropped by 3 weeks ago and she was as sweet as ever. That was the last time we saw her.
San Francisco Zoo 2022
Sandy gave me a membership to the SF Zoo for Christmas, so we finally made the trip out.
Hummer Shoot
I shoot whatever is in my backyard and lately that has been the Hummingburds. I don’t always get it right as sometimes I catch them in these awkward positions or angles. I eventually get something though.
Hummer Portrait
Humphrey allowed me to get close enough to shoot this.
Edible Insects
I watched a interesting episode of Nova and they made a compelling argument for eating insects, mainly good gut bacteria. On the environmental side they make a much smaller footprint. Therefore I decided to give it a try by starting easy… ground crickets in a smoothie. Sandy said if I start chirping at night she …
Woodrow Woodpecker
While grilling some burd I heard a woodpecker smacking a tree. I ran and grabbed my camera.
Hummer Truce
The hummingburds are very territorial and are constantly chasing each other away from the feeder. Today we witnessed an unusual sight… a truce.
Hummer Cam
I setup a Hummingburd camera because we spend so much time watching them feed. Even the wind couldn’t deter this one.