Thinking of my mom

Isn't is strange what will bring our loved ones to our mind. I know your loss is recent. I wish I could attract hummers, but have been unsuccessful so far. I have strategies for next year as far as what I will plant. Thanks for your hummingbird link. I know you miss your mom.

What stunning photos those are! I absolutely love Hummingbirds! I wish I had a backyard so I could try and get them to come and feed. I know there are certain flowers that attract them. When we went camping my daughter got a really good photo of one that kept hanging around the flowers outside our cabin. We sat there for an hour or two to get the photo and it was worth it, and not an easy job to do. When I worked at the garden center they use to fly inside and I would run around trying to catch them with a net. I saved quite a few and put them back outside. Once they were in they couldn't figure out how to get out so I would help them along. They are just so precious and weigh almost nothing. Little beauties of the world and a great hobby to pick.

What a beautiful bird! I've never seen an albino hummingbird and that one is gorgeous. I love those birds but here in Ohio I can't seem to attract any although my neighbor gets quite a few. My dad has feeders out and he and my stepmom enjoy them in the spring and summer. I'm moving back to the Southwest soon and I've never had a problem attracting them there. In fact, if I was out on the porch and the feeder was almost out of stuff they would buzz my head to tell me to replace it!

oh i know. mine was into elephants and jewelry. if i see someone really into a lot of jewelry i think of her. anyway, my kids will probably think of me when seeing either papar dolls or Betty boop things. There are lots of humming birds here. i had never seen one up close before moving to az.

hummingbirds are beautiful creatures, however i have never seen one in real life, just in pictures like the ones you showed, i would love to see one, it's funny how little things can trigger big memories of someone you love, i am into cats big time, so if i see any one FB or anywhere else, i automatically think about my cats Max and Dusty,

Forget all things but not Mom. She makes all the things for you and you reach this state because of mom. Mom i love you.

Tha pictures are great, thanks for sharing. We have no hummingbirds where I live but I hope to see them live some time.

WOW think I have seen alotof colors but never a white one these pic are beautiful! thanks for shareing. And yup I lilke to wathc humming birds altho this ;ast year never saw many but they used to come to my prupole patunias

They sure are fascinating to watch..Years back now,I'd visited a Friend who was living at the time in Phoenix,Az...It was the first (and so far,only!) time I was close to a humming bird, flying there outside the window..I've seen hovering insects before,which are cool,but hummingbirds have something more when watching them..

Lovely! That's some fast shutter to capture the wings without a blur. We used to get ruby-throated hummers at my childhood home and it was always a thrill to see one.

Hummingbirds fascinate me. They are one of the few birds that have no natural enemies. Of course when you think about it, it's a given in nature. After all, they are one of the fastest flying birds, they can out fly other birds. They are the only bird that can hover and fly backwards. Plus with the beak they have they can peck another bird or enemy and back off to a safe distance within a split second. I've seen them go after cats and the cats flee in utter terror! I love watching hummingbirds so I am going to plant flowers this year that will attract the beautiful birds. I can't get over the beautiful iridescent colors and the hum of their wings beating so rapidly. They are so tame where I live that they will hover quite close. My Mom used to have hummingbird feeders until they started getting a bit nasty towards my Mom when the feeders were empty. Many of my neighbors feed them with the sugar and water concoction, but in my research I found that using refined sugar isn't good for the birds because of the chemicals and the way that the sugar is refined. It's far better to either have a large garden planted with flowers that are high in nectar content or to purchase the proper feeder filler. My Mom was a huge collector! I spent months going through and finding new homes for her collections. I still have a bunch of her collectibles. Actually it got to the point that she could have been classified as a hoarder! I worry that I may end up that way, so I am careful about how much stuff I amass.

Yes I love hummingbirds! I have three feeders filled with homemade mixture that they love and keep coming back for more and more that I find it hard to keep up with them. Even the bees come and try to feed on their feeders but I shoo them away the best I can but then, I found out that bees don't like cooking spray so I use that on their feeders to keep them at bay. BTW, did you know that hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards? Yup! It's true!

i love hummingbirds. i have a feeder and i love to sit and watch them come a.nd go. they say they pass buy every year in the same path going from north to south. they are great to watch. they also will fight each other to get food. you make make you own sugar water with red food coloring and save money

My mom is really into dolphins. She has so many dolphins in a china cabinets! Last year she went on a cruise and swam with dolphins. Her dream finally came true. She always says when she wins the lotto that is the first thing she is going to buy lol

Other than knowing that they're rather lovely of course I've never really considered hummingirds. they're not around in my part of the world, so I'd only see them if I travelled. I have a lovely gold hummingbird pendant though which was a gift from Bermuda. I have a relative who is very keen on penguins. Every time I see a penguin picture or ornament I think of her :)

Thank you for sending the link. I enjoyed looking at the pictures again. Someone else had sent the pictures of the albino humming bird to me a few days ago. I like humming birds, but I think my across the street neighbor likes them even more. They are another one of God's marvels.

I love hummingbirds! They are extraordinary little creatures! I have actually only seen a real one once and it was so quick that I questioned myself as to what it was. I have plans on getting a feeder this Spring in hopes of luring a few to my back yard so I can get a look at one. I would love to watch them.

Good to see that you love your mom, Same to you I miss my mom a lot though the difference is is that my mom passed away 3yrs from now Its so sad having not to see my mom that's why my advice is to love and care your mom very much ...you don't know what you'll gonna miss when she's gone and there's no way you can make everything as it is used to with your mom around

Hello elicbxn, I think hummigbirds are one of the most fascinating creatures that God has created, because they are one of the only few creatures that can maneuver themselves while steady on flight they are great.

I know hummingbirds, but i haven't seen one in real. I think there no humming bird in my country. They're really a wonderful bird, as i've seen in you link. I'm sorry to hear about your mom, You've must have miss her so much. Take care.