Remember the old Gene Kelly song, “Singin’ in the Rain?” If so, you’re kind of showing your age. I have always enjoyed being out in the rain, as long as I can stay reasonably dry, but I admit that I liked it better when I was a kid. Of course, when you have work to do, there’s not much chance of staying dry. Some people (including me, on occasion) don’t have the option of choosing the weather in which we work.
Most animals don’t have the option either — especially hummingbirds. These little high energy buzz bombs need a lot of calories, so hunkering down and waiting out the rain is not much of an option for them. When they gotta eat, they gotta eat. I just made a little video about our little green friends, but we had a brief thunderstorm this morning, so I thought it was time for a sequel. Today is our day off, and Mildred still doesn’t feel up to going anywhere, so here are just a couple minutes of video showing a few of the little guys keeping their boilers stoked at Mildred’s feeder.
Humming in the Rain from Jerry Petersen on Vimeo.
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