Somedays~

On September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, Tech Marvels, Wild Life206 Comments

Don’t you feel like this bird looks?

I do.

Cheers to you and those odd bird days~

Lonely Cattle Egret~

On September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Wild Life200 Comments

What a beauty.

I couldn’t figure why he was here in his breeding plumage hanging out with the snowy egrets.

Maybe he was lost.

Cheers to you from the lonely cattle egret ~

Wings~

On September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 By cindy knokeIn Birds, Conservation, HOLLER HAPPENINGS, MY PHOTOGRAPHS, REVERIES, Tech Marvels, Wild Life144 Comments

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world. Anna’s weigh about .14 ounce, but they can fly at speeds of up to 60 mph.

Unlike other birds they can fly backwards and upside down, and they are among the 1% of birds who can hover.

Hummers fly upright, not flat like other birds.

Their wings rotate 180 degrees, on their shoulder ball and socket joints,

and can beat up to 200 times per minute!

Despite their petite size, hummingbirds have mega-brains. Their brains constitute 4.2% of their body weight, greater than any other bird, and greater than human beings whose brains are about 2% of their body mass. Hummers remember how to fly thousands of miles, they know and remember which humans can be counted on to feed them, and they remember which flowers have the best nectar.

Cheers to you from the small but mighty hummer~