tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post3160073622747251958..comments2023-06-16T06:16:18.820-03:00Comments on Nova Scotia Island Journal: remembering a hummingbirdAnne Yarbroughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172485529168900117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-80598462533911187922010-09-23T19:51:57.341-03:002010-09-23T19:51:57.341-03:00Years ago, many now, my grandmother Howeth, had on...Years ago, many now, my grandmother Howeth, had once told me, after a snake had scared the daylights out of me, not to worry, that they, and sometime the Robins, would carry the soul of deceased ancestors, usually the ones we loved or loved us, and were here to 'keep an eye on us'. I have noticed lately that Robins, when I am in the yard, seem to 'follow' me around, looking.HARRISON Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680199026647127762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5029499223967412930.post-43674123551976596712010-09-22T15:35:25.439-03:002010-09-22T15:35:25.439-03:00Anne, Hummingbirds perch and digest after feeding ...Anne, Hummingbirds perch and digest after feeding so maybe that's what this one was doing. Usually by mid-September, almost all of the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are migrating through from farther north, and not the same individuals that you saw in the summer. They migrate when the hours of daylight decrease not because of low temperature or lack of food. The adult males migrate first, then the immature and females.<br /><br />Isn't it fascinating to watch them?Hazelnoreply@blogger.com