23 February 08

Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird, Prismacolor A huge storm is on the way. We’ve had a lot of rain today already, but winds are supposed to pick up tonight and be fearsome, taking out trees and power lines. We still have power (and thus water) but maybe not tomorrow.

Today we saw our first rufous hummingbird of the year, sipping from the feeder in the pouring rain. I set the scope up and perched on the couch in order to sketch. It kept coming back so I kept making more; guess this will work for Illustration Friday’s “Multiples.”

Posted by at 07:59 PM in Bird of the Day | Link |

  1. Cute and sweet and fun!


    — Mary Stebbins Taitt    23. February 2008, 21:14    Link

  2. I hope your power didn’t go out and that the storm wasn’t as bad as predicted. We’re getting hit with more snow today, but I’m grateful it’s not more freezing rain and sleet like we had gotten.

    Cute hummers! Illustration Friday is a fun site – thanks for pointing it out!


    — Teresa    24. February 2008, 08:26    Link

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