We still have several rare hummingbirds visiting our feeders; fortunately, we have had, or perhaps because we have had a mild winter. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is our usual migration visitor, but it is unusual for it to remain in the winter. What is rare are the Broad-tailed and Black-chinned Hummingbirds; they belong much further west of here in mountain ranges. I have posted a few Hummingbird pictures as well as photos from Ward Bayou, the Old Beaver Pond, and a couple of our foggy cruise from Ocean Springs Harbor and up Simmons Bayou for lunch at the Bayou Restaurant and Tiki Bar.
Patty returns from visiting Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, near Decatur, AL, tonight; she, Hap, and several other friends saw thousands of Sandhill Cranes, Whooping Cranes, and lots of ducks. We have a full weekend; birding the Seamans Lagoons all day Saturday with a group of birders and doing phase one of the annual winter Nuthatch count Sunday morning. I hope to have a few photo opportunities to share.
“They are little miracles, these birds of the air, messengers of joy and love, reminders to live fully and embrace the sweetness of life.”
Native American folklore
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