Trust~

On By cindy knokeIn Birds, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES

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is an honor,
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that is earned,
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and easily broken.

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The Holler Hummers have learned to trust,
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and will feed readily from hand.
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My husband and son volunteer occasionally for photos,
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as you can see in this photo, but mostly I do it myself, which is really quite comically difficult.
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I hold the camera with my right hand and the feeder with my left!
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But the experience of concentrating, vibrating, hummingbirds feeding from your fingers, so close to your face and eyes, is so simply phenomonal, that’s it’s worth is above words.

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It is amazing what we will do, and receive back, for unselfish love.

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Cheers to you from The Holler Hummers~

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328 thoughts on “Trust~”

  9. Such fun, Cindy. A while back I was refilling one of our bird feeders when a flock of sparrows decided they didn’t want to wait any longer. I was so amused I went in and grabbed my camera, trying for selfies. Peggy was in Alaska visiting our kids. I had sparrows land on my head, on my shoulders, on my hands and on the camera! And I couldn’t get a decent photo. Unlike you! 🙂 –Curt

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    1. Well in this situation you would be laughing so hard it would make photos impossible! How wonderful and incredible! Some people have a knack with wild birds. My son does. ON several occasions I have photographed him sticking out his hand with bread and a bird will land on him and eat it. I have the photos to prove it!

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      1. I think a lot of it depends on the species. Some are much more used to living in close proximity with people than others. Also, I am convinced that most wild creatures can figure out whether we mean them harm. Of course there are the few that think of us as food. 🙂

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  14. I always smile when I see the hummingbirds in our yard. These tiny, little creatures make me happy and I am glad they come to visit me.

    As for the pictures, I am not sure what I admire more, the trust of the hummingbird, or your steady hand. 🙂

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  15. Your hummingbird photos are AWESOME…I love hummingbirds…when Don was alive one of our greatest joys was spending hours watching the hummers 🙂 Thank you for sharing…and thank you to your husband and son also 🙂

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    1. I will thank them and love to think of you and Don communing with the hummingbirds. They are magical creatures. The Mayans believed they were spiritual messengers and carved massive humminbirds into the rock that can only be seen from high elevation.

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  23. Cindy, those pictures are amazing! I remember my Mom attaching a hummingbird feeder to my old tetherball post in the backyard. She would sit on the deck just above, watching them for hours some days. I can just picture her joy to be able to feed them by hand as you have done.

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  42. Astonishing post Cindy! I was immediately taken by the opening photos, and the theme of trust, and the wonder of the hummingbird feeding. But then to know you took the photo too, well, this just made my day. I send you and your hummingbirds happy salutes. 🙂

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  43. What a marvelous idea, Cindy! You knew how to purchase, take photos and your gift of sharing these is priceless indeed. I would love to have a hummingbird come and get so close to my fingers! <3

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    1. The first time, literally a few minutes. Hummngbirds do feed sporadically though, so you have to be prepared for waiting. We have been feeding the hummers at The Holler for many years now and just started the hand feeding recently, so they are familiar with us.

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