Kryptic’s Thoughts

Yesterday as I was pouring my first morning (ok, morning for me is about noon to the rest of you…) I looked out the kitchen window to see what I thought to be a small female hummingbird trying to drink for the frozen feeder. I was stunned and tried to figure out if I was sleep walking again or if this was reality… I got out an “Ughhh…” and then Rose saw it too!!! And just that quick she was gone. Rose refilled the feeder and today at about 1pm, in a balmy 45 degree temperature, she returned and drank her fill. She came back several times during the afternoon so she must have been very hungry. Hummingbirds usually go south for the winter, at least they are supposed to, so this is really unusual. I’m not sure if she just got caught off-guard by the snow storm or if she like so many other creatures of late has forgotten the migration pattern. Does anyone know if they have done studies on bird brains (I know, I know… I couldn’t resist the phrase.) to determine if they are experiencing an increase in dysfunction of normal “instinctual” activities? Similar perhaps to Alzheimers? Just wondering…

Anyway we will keep the feeder full and see if we can find a way to build a bird house that she might use. Perhaps in spring we might have baby hummers!!!