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By Webinar Tomorrow! Songbirds & Hummingbirds

Come follow me says the ruby-throated hummingbird! Together with Doc Ellen we will explore the songbirds and my kin hummingbirds at Jordan Lake! There is still time to register and join the fun!

Please register for Songbird Delights & Hummingbirds of Jordan Lake on Jun 22, 2021 7:00 PM EDT at:

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By Give Nature as a Gift!

A hummingbird? Perhaps a songbird, duck or bald eagle? Natural focal points for your desk or your living room wall? Please wander through https://docellentinsley.smugmug.com where you could get all your holiday shopping done. Maybe you would like to share some fine art with family and friends for the Holidays. In my gallery you can order a large variety of birds and landscapes as prints, framed wall art or desk art, or greeting cards! Thanks for your support and friendship, peace and grace, Doc Ellen

By Neat Hummingbird Fact!

Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River.  Hold On!!! Neat fact coming up!!! Guess what: Hummingbirds do NOT suck up nectar.  Nope.  They lap/lick up the nectar. I have simplified the process explanation:  The hummingbird flicks his long tongue out and into the nectar.  The tongue flattens and grooves down its length become immersed in the fluid.  The tongue then rolls it sides up and the rolling action puts pressure on the nectar and down it goes into the bird’s tummy.  In effect, the tongue is an elastic pump.  Ok.  So, I have given you 2 photos from this morning at the lake so you can see the very long thin tongue on this ruby-throated hummingbird.  The black and white photo helps delineate the tongue.  Link to take you to a wonderful page with great explanations https://www.livescience.com/51904-hummingbird-tongue-pump.html

By Sharing Doesn’t Last, Long!

Jordan Lake Dam, Haw River, September 2, 2020.  With ruby-throated hummingbirds, the butterfly bush can suddenly become too small for two hummers at the same time.  The pair started off being too intent on getting to the nectar to bother their hovering neighbor.  Then, well, hide-and-seek and the chase was on!

By Jordan Lake Neighborhood: Ranger Cove, 5 photos, 06/30/2018
Ranger Cove, Jordan Lake Neighborhood
 
The glitter of a ruby-throated hummingbird against the soft glow my lens made of the background foliage.
A quizzical northern cardinal made me smile.
 
Bright eyes, startling gold against the iridescent deep purple-black of a common grackle.
The snowy egret’s translucence allows you to see the bones and joints of its wing: of its shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers.
Note too that his feet have yellow socks!
 
Perched probably 60 feet up at the top of a tree, it is a little startling to see an immature great blue heron surveying the cove.
Actually great blue herons of all ages often spend a great deal of time way up in tall trees.