Anna's hummer on Capitol Hill

[Sandra C. Andersen.]

While gardening I was entertained and "used" by a juv. or female Anna's
Hummingbird. It was feeding on the red
flowers of the pineapple sage, and some of the last red salvia. it would
also dart after and catch small flying insects( gnats etc).
It then watched and found out that when I gardened I scared up insects
hiding in the plants. So , it started
following me around as I worked and "buzzed "me if I stopped to take a
break!
Two hawks soared overhead, one much larger than the other, tons of tweets in
the Mountain Ash,
including one crow trying to   keep his  balance while trying to  get the
ripest berries on a Very small twig,
sure is a great time of year!
Sandi
Seattle
scadane at msn.ccom