Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Lil bit of 'hummin' while we're in New Mexico, 1 by Magpye

Magpye wrote:
Hello all !! .. And, want to thank you all so much .. for the sweet comments and compliments on the hummer pics ... Yall truly are sweeties!!

Jes wanted to make a quick stop to try to give you guys a wee lil update on our extended stay here in New Mexico, with our 2nd eldest.

The daughter is fully recovered from the ATV spill .. however, she managed to find a nice long metal screw on her porch, and the thing plunged a good inch into the bottom center of her right foot. Seems 'Murphys Law' is in full swing and effect for her! Said what hurt worse, was when her Dad pulled the thing right back out of her foot - without unscrewin' it first!! .. She'd've never stood it, I tell ya! And she's truly not a klutz at all!!! .. heehee .. And all of that happened right after the po' ol P'nutman unwarrily found himself his 2nd Rattler. But, this time .. the crawly sucker got 'im right at the top of his right leg. P'nut went thru a lil bout of inactivity for a day or so, a leg twice the size as normal, and with a loss of appetite, but stayed mitey thirsty throughout.
Developed a fluid sack at the top of his leg the next day .. but fortunately, I happened to have had a couple of amoxcillin(sp?) antibiotic capsules. Thought it may would help knock out some risk of the bite becoming infected. So, I opened the two 500 mg caps up, and poured them into some bread sopped with milk. He lapped it up quickly! The very next day, he was up and following us around as usual - but with a wee lil gimp to his geddy-up tho'. .. P'nut is fully recovered now, and is out again .. keepin' the boogers at bay while we pull a bunch of downed Cedars to the house, for fixin' flower beds and defining her 'yard'. Have got her a 'log' feeder put up .. and is attractin' quite a variety a 'alien' birds (to us Arkies, that is!!) .. I'll get around to postin' a few of the 'conventional' bird pics, on another thread .. soon!

In the meantime .. here's some updated pics of a few more hummers that are visitin' (our) three feeders hangin' on her porch. Sounds like army manuevers and missile testin' goin' on around the porch. I take my breaks .. with my trusty Fuji in hand, of course!!

I can imagine we'll be back in our own environment within a couply weeks or so. Sure am missin' bein' able to frequent DG as often as I'd like tho' ...

Also, would like to wish all of the tons of newbie sign-ons (that I'm missin' seein' and welcomin') ... a big ol hearty welcome to DG !!

Huggerooners to you all !!

- Magpye

Keep in mind, that all of these pics are uncropped and unenhanced in any way ...

.. Pic #1 .. Fifteen Hummers hummin' .. (least that's all that I could fetch in one pitter at one time) !! .. lol ..