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To: Jill who wrote (842)	7/24/2001 8:54:22 PM
From: MMK	Respond to of 8752

Nice pics Jill. I enjoyed yours. Send us more, please. We have lots of hummingbirds around here. They both were captured by me <ggg> One got stuck in our garage and wouldn't fly out the doors...just kept flying around the ceiling and was freaking out so I caught it in a net then had to untangle it from the net and the other was in our house and I caught it in my hands as it was bashing its poor little beak against the sliding door. Both were released, hopefully unharmed. I wouldn't recommend this at home <ggg> Sounds you are enjoying your stay...enjoy! M

To: Jill who wrote (842)	7/24/2001 11:04:25 PM
From: Guardian	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 8752

Jill, Regarding hummingbirds and holding them in my hand, I had an amazing experience. I was attempting to change the nectar in my hummingbird feeder when all of a sudden a hummer literally perched on my finger. It was close to my face, so close, in fact, that I could feel a slight breeze from its wings batting as it maintained its balance. I froze and was delighted when it remained on my finger for about 5 mintues. My husband was watching from the window and glanced at the clock to verify the time. Another amazing thing was the day when a hummer got caught in an orb web that a huge garden spider had woven in our bay window. I cut the web and put the hummer on the ground, thinking it could free itself. It was unsuccessful, however, so I quickly called the vet and he told me to bring the bird to his office. A friend and I put it in a box and like an ambulance, we raced to the vet. The hummer was screaming the whole way, making a sound that I couldn't believe. It was more like a screech than a chirp. The vet spent about 25 minutes unraveling the web. Incidentally, he said that when he viewed the web under his microscope, he saw that it was brilliant colors like a rainbow. Upon freeing the bird, we all went outside and the vet raised it up to the sky. It flew away amidst a cheering crowd of people at the vet's office who had become interested in the whole event. When I got home, the hummer was already here, happily enjoying the nector in the feeder. Quite an experience, one I thought you might enjoy. Guardian's Wife