A beautiful day in Virginia. Sunshine, a slight breeze and comfortable temperatures. Our hummingbird feeder is ready for those cute little hummingbirds. The waiting game begins…. I peer outside like a child waiting for something spectacular to occur. My nose is sometimes pressed against the window and my breath makes fog appear on the window. Anticipating seeing my first hummingbird has filled my heart with excitement.
Then….. I notice… not hummingbirds. Someone else is drinking from the feeder and they have brought their family. Purple finches. Not one, but four purple finches. They are teaching the babies to drink from our hummingbird feeder. What? Those finches are trying to take over.
Quickly I open the back door to scare the finches away. That tactic only works for a few minutes. The purple finches are not afraid of me at all. They fly away and then return for more sugar water in the feeder.
How many times can I open and close the back door to try to show them the hummingbird feeder is for hummingbirds not finches?
Just as my patience begins to wear thin and the finches have flown away, I look outside and there, to my amazement, is a hummingbird. Not afraid of finches, this ruby throated hummingbird is there to stake claim to the feeder.
Sharing the feeder….. very special.
What would the world look like if we all would share our blessings with others? 🙂
Today and everyday, look around and see the blessings God provides.
Have a wonderful day,
Blessings and giggles,
Mimi
I’d take finches any day over ants. Ick! Great encouragement to share and seek those blessings!
Such a cute story!
I can’t do a hummingbird feeder because they attract bees etc. and I’m allergic to stings (I carry an EpiPen). I love finches and hummingbirds and that is so cool they shared like that! Hugs!
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I’ve never seen finches on our hummie feeders, Mimi. As crazy as our hummers are, they’re probably scaring all of the birds away. 🙂 Enjoy the show!
Melissa, what a cute story about the purple finches. They gotta eat too! (smile)
See the blessings and share the blessings. Thanks for the sharing.
Melissa, I’m glad you’ve chosen to delight in whomever alights on the feeder. 🙂 I happen to enjoy seeing finches as much as I enjoy spotting hummingbirds.
Blessings from my garden to yours ~ Wendy <3
We have tried several times to attract hummingbirds to our feeder, but we never have any luck. I think maybe in Florida they have too many real flower options. I would be glad to attract finches instead, but we get none of those either. On our sunflower seed feeder we get cardinals, wood peckers, and titmice mostly, and some wrens. They are fun to watch, and I love listening to bird songs.
I would love to see that! Here in Florida, it seems that a hummingbird is a rare sight. I’ve only seen one in 2 1/2 years! And I’ve never seen a purple finch! What fun. I think we might be kindred spirits. Thanks for following my blog. I hope you are enjoying the book. =)