We are thankful for Hummingbirds and thankful that they held a Hummingbird Festival near us last year. The lady holding the Hummingbird has to agree to come, as she is the only one authorized to handle the Hummingbirds in our region. You have to go through a lot of training to get authorization. This one lady is in charge of the Festival and makes sure everyone does their jobs properly and no Hummingbirds are harmed.
In addition to being banded the Hummingbirds are weighed and measured.
The approximate age and sex of the Hummingbirds are ascertained and all this info is recorded.
And this lady in the blue shirt is in charge of releasing them and talking to the public.
Here she is allowing someone to feel the Hummingbirds heart rate.
Mom sorta of messed up taking this picture so we artified it. Which art was another thing they had at the Hummingbird Festival lots and lots of art featuring Hummingbirds, there were also neat birdhouses, birdfeeders and plants.
Here is a good picture of someone releasing a Hummingbird. They carefully placed it in the palm of your hand and eventually the Hummer flew off, this one sat still long enough for Mom to get a good picture.
Mom is very thankful she had a chance to learn more about Hummingbirds. ~ATCAD
PeeS: Mom thought you might find this interesting
Hummingbirds in Winter for awhile we had a Rufus Hummingbird that stuck around all year. We do not know if he is here this year, if he is he mainly hangs out at the Hummingbird Garden and it has been to cold and wet for Mom to spend much time down there.
6 comments:
I LURV hummers!
I recall the first time encountering them; I was visiting a friend and seated at their kitchen table, next to a huge picture window. The hummers were darting around a feeder, and I was just amazed to see them up close. Also, the sound they make...fascinating!
We love hummingbirds and are thankful for them too. We feed them year around. They are so precious.
Have a fabulous Thankful Thursday. ♥
Soon enough the hummers will be back here, too.
They once hummed around me as I was wearing a bright shirt, MOL!
My parents lived in the tropics just north of Venezuela for a short while and they said the 'colibri' there were magnificent!
Thanks for sharing your festival with all of us:)
We love our hummers. Our mom is a little jealous that your mom had this fun encounter with hummers up close.
I love the little hummingbirds and would have very much enjoyed being at that festival! Thanks for sharing about it.
Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets
oh my!!! Those hummingbird photos are the cutest ever!!
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