Now it should come as no surprise to anybody that I'm a big fan of hummingbirds. Most evenings, we sit out on the porch watchin' them do their hummy thing, but today things were a little off.
I've been building some props for an upcoming photo shoot and the studio I'm workin' at has some big old doors and skylights and from time to time an errant bird flies in and gets confused. This poor little guy couldn't find his way back out and to make matters worse, he hit a patch of cobwebs that stuck to his tail, feet and finally, wings. Fortunately, when he fell I was there to catch him.
He required a little bit of cleanup to get untangled, but as soon as I took him outside and opened my hand, he flew right off. I can tell you, I'm sure glad this story had a happy ending. It's gonna be hot today - probably over 100 degrees - and it sure woulda been sad if this little bird had cooked in a skylight. As it is, he'll be off sipping nectar, buzzing around and maddogging other hummingbirds. Good times.
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