http://benhamgallery.com/blog/2009/12/31/the-miracle-of-the-ice-cream-sandwich-christmas-day-johns-island/ Fine art Mon, 14 May 2012 15:34:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://benhamgallery.com/blog/2009/12/31/the-miracle-of-the-ice-cream-sandwich-christmas-day-johns-island/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Ron Hammond Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:48:53 +0000 http://benhamgallery.com/blog/?p=569#comment-944 Jesus the hummingbird is, judging from the photos, an "anna's" humminbird. They have recently (well, in the last 20 years or so) extended their natural range -- as far north as northern CA -- to the northwest. Alas, the little dumbbells *don't* migrate. They winter over here unlike the local tribes of hummingbirds -- mostly rufous and calliope -- that have it in their genes to head south for the winter. They winter over in our holly hedge. If you put up a feeder you'll have them coming to it all winter then squabbling with the locals when they return in the spring. I had my own hummingbird miracle -- same scenario. Dog woofing at a thump, dazed hummer on the deck, tlc followed by holding in my hand until he recovered. Jesus the hummingbird is, judging from the photos, an “anna’s” humminbird. They have recently (well, in the last 20 years or so) extended their natural range — as far north as northern CA — to the northwest. Alas, the little dumbbells *don’t* migrate. They winter over here unlike the local tribes of hummingbirds — mostly rufous and calliope — that have it in their genes to head south for the winter. They winter over in our holly hedge. If you put up a feeder you’ll have them coming to it all winter then squabbling with the locals when they return in the spring. I had my own hummingbird miracle — same scenario. Dog woofing at a thump, dazed hummer on the deck, tlc followed by holding in my hand until he recovered.

]]> http://benhamgallery.com/blog/2009/12/31/the-miracle-of-the-ice-cream-sandwich-christmas-day-johns-island/comment-page-1/#comment-942 Barbara Metcalf Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:56:11 +0000 http://benhamgallery.com/blog/?p=569#comment-942 I don't see a big beautiful black kitty in the photos. ??? Did he not make the move? I don’t see a big beautiful black kitty in the photos. ???
Did he not make the move?

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