Mikey the Hummingbird visiting the tomatoes. © Colehaus Cats.
In late afternoon, we sit out back in a quiet place and like the kitties inside sitting in the windows, we watch the birds. Lately, this little fellow has been visiting the last of our tomato plants, we suspect because our tomatoes are friendly with a nearby hardy fuschia that just happens to still be in full bloom. Hummingbirds love fuschias.
Around six o’clock, he swoops onto the same spot on one of the tomato cages about five feet from where we sit to watch the world go by for up to a half hour at a time.
Sometimes he preens, sometimes he goes and drinks from the big fountain and sometimes he shoots off somewhere only to return within a minute, always in the same spot and regardless if we have moved or are talking or whatever. Our meetings have become so regular, we’ve named him “Mikey.” Nothing significant; it just felt right. No clue what he calls us. But here he seems to be thinking up something.
Mikey the Hummingbird visiting the tomatoes. © Colehaus Cats.
Mikey sure is a fine-looking hummingbird. We’ve rarely seen them stop fluttering around, so your pictures are a real treat. 🙂
What awesome pictures of Mikey!! We’ve seen some hummers lately, but they never seem to wanna stop and play with us.
WOW!! What amazing pictures you have!
Our hummingbirds seem to have left for the season.
They certainly are fun to watch 🙂
Purrs Tillie and Georgia,
Tiger,Treasure,JJ and Julie
Those are wonderful pictures. They’re usually in constant motion in our garden.