Hummer!

I FINALLY saw my first hummer of the year at our feeder. Roy had been seeing a female all week while I was at work, but by the time I would arrive home, she'd be gone for the day. This morning, I was woken up from a dream by hearing, "Hey Bek!" At first I thought it was in my dream, but then I questioned it as it pulled me out of my restful sleep. I looked around and didn't see Roy, so I thought that maybe it was my dream! However, a few seconds later I saw him standing in the doorway. "The hummingbird is out there!" he beckoned. Of course by the time I got out to the living room (I don't move quickly in the mornings!), she was gone. I sat and stared. And stared and sat. And I sat some more. Finally I decided I'd better go take a shower, but I knew as soon as I left, she would come back! As I began to state my predicament out loud, she flew back to the feeder and fed for about half a minute. She was not willing to settle on the perch but instead chose to eat while fluttering about, wings flapping furiously. I didn't get to take any pictures because her time here only lasted for seconds and I wasn't willing to risk scaring her off by any sudden movement.

But the joy was the same. It made me not want to leave my balcony and my feeders even more, but I'm so excited about our new apartment. Hopefully I will still get to see birds around... even if they aren't at my window every day.