Frances and Diego Almengual of Ridgeland, 9/11/11

It's late afternoon and Frances and Diego Almengual hand-feed the hummingbirds.  As the sun sets, the birds fly to the woods behind my house.


Ruby Throated establishes eye contact with Frances!

Hummer drinks from the spice cap



Diego was rewarded for his patience!

 

The hummer is looking into her eyes, her soul, and her heart.



The birds flew all around Diego and landed on his hand.



She sees the red gorget!



The hummer loves the nectar from the tube feeder.



Peaceful Moments for Pam Brown Sept. 9 - 10, 2011

I had the opportunity to share time with my favorite cousin, Pam Brown from Picayune, MS.  She has always been more of a sister to me than a relative!  Our time was special because we both knew that she was leaving for Malawi, Africa.  Her family, Jill and Jeremy Kyser are missionaries serving the African Bible College.  Pam plans to help with the 3 grandchildren and a baby on the way.  Please pray for the entire family.  Pam experienced some peaceful moments playing with the hummingbirds!

Pam and I made a short video clip called "A Walk in the Garden."

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SUCCESS! Hand-feeding Hummingbirds in MS! 9 - 8 - 2011

This past week friends helped me hand-train hummingbirds to sit on our fingers while enjoying nectar. This is a process that doesn't happen over night! It takes patience and perserverance. Tonight I decided to introduce the birds to the Iphone. I held two feeders in my left hand and tried to video with my right hand. I don't think they like the little phone...no personal eye contact! This is what I saw and heard. Hope you enjoy! (49 sec)






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