Tagged: ruby-throated hummingbirds
dad and his ruby-
dad and his ruby-
throated hummingbirds have an
age-old exchange – quid
pro quo – the language of love,
the language for survival
.
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it must be august –
it must be august –
ruby-throated hummingbirds
dive-bombing in the
backyard, molting bluejays bald like
a newborn fallen from its nest
.
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every september, our
every september, our
backyard becomes
an olympic
gymnasium, with dad
as the umpire, overseeing
guest and resident
hummingbirds
as they whip the air
to compete for the last
of the nectar, filling
up for the long
migration south
.
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without rehearsing,
without rehearsing,
the colorful horn section
of our garden is
an instant delight to our
ruby-throated hummingbirds
.
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