The tutor shares an observation from yesterday.

Yesterday’s high was 24, but the humidex reached 28. Around here, that’s hot.

Working on the roof of a shed, I noticed, from the corner of my eye, about twenty feet away, something flying slowly back and forth. I was busy clearing the gutters, so didn’t look at first. The motion was persistent, so eventually I did.

The flyer was a hummingbird – quite a large one, I’d say: it was about a third the size of a sparrow. The hummingbirds I remember seeing in the past were typically not much bigger than a big bee.

This hummingbird would fly near a feeder, then return to a 2″x4″ board (part of a fence), where it would land. I’ve never seen a hummingbird land on a man-made structure, nor on a flat place. The ones I’ve observed in the past would always perch in a tree between flights.

I wondered if, the fence being in the shade, the hummingbird was seeking refuge from the sun on such a hot day.

I’ll be sharing more summertime observations:)

Source:

environment Canada

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