101. Hummingbirds In Poetry hummingbirds in Poetry. by Raphael Carter. I only know of three poems about hummingbirds, two by Emily Dickinson and one by DH Lawrence. http://www.chaparraltree.com/oneshots/hummers.shtml

HOME ESSAYS Hummingbirds in Poetry by Raphael Carter I only know of three poems about hummingbirds, two by Emily Dickinson and one by D.H. Lawrence. There must be others surely Frost wrote about hummingbirds somewhere but these three will do for now. Here is the Lawrence: Humming-Bird I can imagine, in some otherworld Primeval-dumb, far back In that most awful stillness, that only gasped and hummed, Humming-birds raced down the avenues. Before anything had a soul, While life was a heave of matter, half inanimate, This little bit chipped off in brilliance And went whizzing through the slow, vast, succulent stems. I believe there were no flowers then, In the world where the humming-bird flashed ahead of creation. I believe he pierced the slow vegetable veins with his long beak. Probably he was big As mosses, and little lizards, they say, were once big. Probably he was a jabbing, terrifying monster. We look at him through the wrong end of the telescope of Time, Luckily for us. You could almost think after reading this that Lawrence had mistaken the hummingbird for some other bird, perhaps the eagle or the woodpecker. On a closer look, he does know something about the hummingbird; it appears as itself for an instant, a "bit chipped off in brilliance," before being ludicrously expanded. That makes it worse, in my opinion. He knows that hummingbirds are small and very fast and often very bright, and yet he writes this ponderous, ungainly poem whose rhythms would be more suitable for describing an elephant.

102. Zittrich, William Photographs of hummingbirds, monarch butterflies and flowers. Also, Yosemite rock climbers on El Capitan. http://www.geocities.com/wyllz/

103. My Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds Tom Sanford s guide to attracting and viewing RubyThroated hummingbirds in Middle Tennessee, including photos. My hummingbirds http://home1.gte.net/cpq2m2ce/hummers.htm

My Hummingbirds The Ruby-Throats of Middle Tennessee The Photographs of Grayson Perkins...click here A Short Guide to Attracting and Viewing Photos by Tom Sanford How can one not be fascinated by a 3-inch bird that weighs less than 3 ordinary paper clips, crosses the Gulf of Mexico non-stop on wings beating 60 times per second and lives primarily on the nectar of beautiful flowers? In addition, this bird's irridescent emerald green and scarlet red colors make it nothing short of a flying jewel when viewed in the sunlight of a bright summer's day...something that my amateur photographs cannot accurately portray. Top THE MIGRATORY CYCLE My home in Nashville is on the Middle Tennessee flyway that these wonderful creatures follow northward from South America each Spring to breed and raise their young in the eastern U.S. and Canada. Having crossed the Gulf, they arrive exhausted on the coast of the southern states in very early Spring, and move north with the blooming of the flowers. (Yes, they do fly non-stop over the Gulf of Mexico, and many perish in the effort. Many workers on Gulf oil platforms maintain feeders for these little creatures who may arrive on the drilling rigs too exhausted to continue.)

104. Zack C Sessions Photo Gallery, Hummingbirds Closeup photos of Ruby-throated hummingbirds at feeders. http://home.att.net/~zsessions/hummers.html

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105. Hummingbirds: Frantic And Fascinating - National Zoo| FONZ hummingbirds Frantic and Fascinating by Terry Dunn. hummingbirds certainly didn t escape the notice of early human residents of the Americas. http://natzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2002/1/hummingbirds.cfm

Home Publications ZooGoer In this Issue Hummingbirds: Frantic and Fascinating At the Zoo: Desert Hummers A Year in Their Life My Vision for the Future ... ZooGoer Related Resources Birds Join FONZ to receive ZooGoer in your mailbox! Hummingbirds: Frantic and Fascinating by Terry Dunn th century. Other scientists fascinated by these mesmerizing birds have bestowed upon them names such as purple-crowned fairy, green-breasted mango, glittering-throated emerald, sapphire-vented puffleg, fiery topaz, peacock coquette, and shining sunbeam. By the late 19th century, hummingbirds were well-known in Europe, but with fame came exploitation. A growing market in London and other European cities for their skins, bodies, and feathers fueled the killing of hundreds of thousands of hummingbirds. Feathers were used for hat decorations. The skins were used in collections and to make artificial flowers and dust catchers. Preserved hummingbird bodies were paired with flowers and arranged like museum dioramas on top of women's hats. The trade in hummingbirds escalated to a point where, in a single year, one London dealer imported 400,000 hummingbird skins from the West Indies. Not until the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, which prohibited commercial trade in any migratory bird species or its feathers, were conservationists in the United States able to change the tide of fashion and slow the decline in hummingbird populations. The number of species already driven extinct by that time remains a mystery.

106. HummerCards! HummerCards (sm)! a service of The Hummingbird Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to hummingbirds. http://www.hummingbird.org/posty.htm

HummerCards (sm)! a service of The Hummingbird Society , a nonprofit organization dedicated solely to hummingbirds Click here to pick up a HummerCard sent to you Want to Create a new HummerCard ? It's easy: Select a picture: click on the image to see an enlarged view Picture #1 Picture #2 Picture #3 Picture #4 Picture #5 Picture #6 Picture #7 Picture #8 Picture #9 Picture #10 Picture #11 Picture #12 Picture #13 Picture #14 New Image Coming Soon! Picture #15 New Image Coming Soon! Picture #16 Os beija-flores do Brasil: Picture #17 Picture #18 Picture #19 Cross-Stitch: Picture #20 Los colibríes de Ecuador: Picture #21 Picture #22 Picture #23 New Image Coming Soon! Picture #24 Los colibríes de México: Picture #25 New Image Coming Soon! Picture #26 New Image Coming Soon! Picture #27 New Image Coming Soon! Picture #28 Hummingbirds of the Dominican Republic: Picture #29 Picture #30 Picture #31 New Image Coming Soon!

107. Texas Hummingbird Roundup Includes identifying hummingbirds, the state backyard survey, and other resources. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/nature/birding/hummingbird_roundup/

Maincontent Local Navigation Supplemental Navigation/Info Printer friendly ... Hummingbird Roundup Texas Hummingbird Roundup Texas Hummingbird Roundup If I leave my feeder up, won't it foul up the migration? This myth has been around for years and the easy answer to it is, watch what happens around your feeder. In central Texas, early September usually brings a huge number of birds, followed by a mid September cold front. Feeders active on the night of the cold front will see a dramatic transition - from huge numbers the night before to one or two birds the morning after. These birds moved on despite the feeders, and the migration was not interrupted. Some special, cold weather precautions do need to be considered, especially as one moves further north in the state. If we are likely to see a frost that night, the feeder should be brought in or protected from the cold over night. If the feeder is covered or removed, it should be replaced, and the sugar water should be thawed, before the birds begin feeding in the morning. Texas Hummer Available Online Spring 2003 Issue of Texas Hummer available.

108. Hummingbirds - Trochilidae Family Trochilidae hummingbirds. Species (63). Whitetipped Sicklebill Rufous-breasted Hermit Western Long-tailed Hermit Green-fronted http://www.amazilia.net/images/Birds/Hummingbirds/hummingbirds.htm

Family: Trochilidae Hummingbirds Species (63) White-tipped Sicklebill Rufous-breasted Hermit Western Long-tailed Hermit Green-fronted Lancebill ... Scintillant Hummingbird

109. Hummingbirds:ecards And Greeting Cards From All4Love.Net free ecards and greeting cards for your family, your friends and your love. http://all4love.net/gbrowse.php?cat_id=28

110. Michigan HummerNet Home Page Volunteer project to learn more about the state's hummingbirds. http://www.amazilia.net/MIHummerNet/

Michigan HummerNet The Michigan HummerNet is a new project designed to learn more about Michigan's hummingbirds by enlisting the help of volunteer observers throughout the state. That's you! The project is in the beginning stages and will be fine-tuned as it progresses. Some equipment for this project has been generously donated by the Wild Birds Unlimited store in Walled Lake What we're trying to find out: Spring arrival dates throughout Michigan Fall departure dates throughout Michigan Peak dates and numbers of hummingbirds during migration Migration routes and concentration points in Michigan Routes and timing of migration from Michigan to their wintering grounds Statewide population estimates and year-to-year variances in nesting success Nesting locations, number of attempted and successful nestings, and data on "family groups" Nesting locations Nest site fidelity Preferred food plants Documentation of other rare species of hummingbird How you can participate: You can do any, or all, of the following:

111. Hummingbirds In Your Backyard! Print a copy of the quiz (answers included!). Talk about the hummingbirds at your feeders in our online community birdbuzz! Not yet a member? Join today! http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/special_sections/hummingbirds/hummingbirds_ind

Backyard Birds Birding Resources ... BWD Shop For additional hummingbird information, check out our Enjoying Hummingbirds More booklet! Chock full of useful information including species profiles, feeding tips, 50 plants that hummers love, and much more! Only $3.50! Or, get Enjoying Hummingbirds More FREE with ... News *Special Subscription Offer only through this section. MAKE PLANS FOR YOUR HUMMER GARDEN 13 Plants for Hummers Late Plants for Hummers Gardening for Hummers Resources for Plants ... A Hummingbird House? HUMMINGBIRD ID GUIDE ruby-throated hummingbird anna's hummingbird buff-bellied hummingbird black-chinned hummingbird ... allen's hummingbird FEEDING THE HUMMERS IN YOUR BACKYARD Hummer Feeder Basics Hummer Feeding Tips Resources for Feeders HOW-TO Make an Ant Catcher for Your Hummer Feeder. An Easy Approach to Cleaning Your Hummingbird Feeder. Keep Bees Out of Your Hummingbird Feeder. Revive Your Faded Hummer Feeders. ... Hummer Feeder Round-Up! Field test results of hummer feeders: the good, the bad, and the in between. Hummingbird Products! feeders wallpaper border Test your knowledge of hummers with this 17 question quiz!

112. Zack C Sessions Personal HomePage (Frames) Photographs of hummingbirds, and closeups of flowers as well as surfers. http://home.att.net/~zsessions/

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113. Gardening For Hummingbirds Gardening for hummingbirds. Midwest/Great Plains. North beastly. Gardening for hummingbirds can be as simple or as complex as you like. http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/special_sections/hummingbirds/hummer_gardening

Backyard Birds Birding Resources ... BWD Shop Gardening for Hummingbirds Midwest/Great Plains Jennifer Baker Continental East Ed Kanze Gardening for hummingbirds can be as simple or as complex as you like. First, of course, you need a patch of ground within the breeding or migratory range of one or more hummingbird species. Where I live in upstate New York (and throughout the eastern United States), the hummingbird that nests in trees and passes through town during spring and fall migrations is the ruby-throated. Western friends see a variety of species, and in the Mississippi town where my wife and I once lived, friends report regular visits from two hummers, the ruby-throated and the rufous. People who hike through hummingbird territory wearing red have learned that the color red can be a powerful attractant to hummers. In Big Bend National Park in Texas, I was once prodded repeatedly by a blue-throated hummingbird. It mistook the maroon day-pack on my back for an oversized blossom. No bird lives on sweet drink alone. For hummingbirds, insects and spiders provide fat and protein vital to their survival. So while hummers come to your garden for nectar, they will also take away bellies full of bugs. Hummingbird flowers generally have little odor, for most hummers have little or no sense of smell. (The black-chinned hummingbird of the West may be an exception, or the rule. Studies suggest that this hummer sniffs its way to feeders. Further study will clarify whether other species do, too.) Yet what they lack in scent, hummingbird blossoms make up for in pleasing shapes and colors.

114. Hummingbirds--Attract Hummingbirds To Your Garden hummingbirdsAttract hummingbirds to your garden. CORVALLIS hummingbirds are garden jewels, as beautiful as they are valuable. http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/garden/wildlife/hummingbirds.html

EESC Home Gardening Information Northwest Gardeners E-News HummingbirdsAttract hummingbirds to your garden CORVALLIS - Hummingbirds are garden jewels, as beautiful as they are valuable. Each weighing less than a nickel, hummingbirds play an important role in the garden as pollinators and insect predators. Five kinds of hummingbirds regularly visit Oregon, according to Nancy Allen, wildlife instructor with the Oregon State University Extension Service. Rufous hummingbirds, the most common, migrate south for the winter, returning north to most regions of the state in March and April. Anna's hummingbirds are year-round residents in western Oregon. And there are small populations of black-chinned, Allen's and calliope hummingbirds in southern and eastern Oregon during summer. There are two ways to attract hummingbirds to your garden - by growing nectar-producing flowers and by supplementing natural nectar with sugar-solution feeders. Hummingbirds need to eat a third to a half of their body weight daily to fuel their high-energy lifestyle. Their diet includes both nectar for carbohydrates and insects for protein. Protein in their diets is especially important while they are feeding youngsters. Chances are your garden already contains elements favored by hummingbirds, since they use a variety of trees, shrubs, and vines as shelter and sources of food. Hummingbirds are especially attracted to the color red. Good choices are plants with red or orange tubular flowers, such as fuschias, red-flowering currant, columbines, coral bells, salvias and penstemons. They also love bush and vine honeysuckles, hollyhocks, nasturtiums and petunias as well as blossoms from black locust, flowering crab apple and hawthorn. Provide a succession of nectar plants that will bloom from spring to fall, giving hummingbirds a continual source of food through the seasons.

115. Saint Mary And Michael Catholic Primary School - Garstang - Lancashire A central point for all school information including hummingbirds and Tots and Co preschool clubs based in Bonds Garstang. http://www.garstangssmaryandmichael.com/

**** INSERT NOSCRIPT SECTION HERE!! **** **** INSERT NOSCRIPT SECTION HERE!! **** www.garstangssmaryandmichael.com - E-mail : info@garstangssmaryandmichael.com Welcome to the Saint Mary and Saint Michael School website Welcome Bienvenue Willkommen Bienvenido Benvindo Benvenuti ' The playground is a friendly place. It is a wonderful school. I have recently joined SS Mary and Michael Primary School and I have made lots of friends.' Christopher ' I like the experiments we do in Science. I also like play times.' Hannah ' All the teachers are kind. In Maths we learn a lot. I like Maths because it is fun. I enjoy the assemblies especially achievement assembly because we get certificates for good work and we can share our work with the rest of the school.' Emily Mrs Williamson - Headteacher Castle Lane, Garstang, Preston PR3 1RB News letter - here We seek to provide an atmosphere which will enable our pupils to fully develop all their abilities, to recognise their academic potential, to have confidence in themselves, to show care and respect for others and to have a strong sense of responsibility. We hope, with your support, to make your child's time in school a happy, stimulating and fruitful period in their life

116. Concerted Efforts - Dixie Hummingbirds Dixie hummingbirds Biography. How many singing groups reach their 75th anniversary? Only one group qualifies - the Dixie hummingbirds. http://www.concertedefforts.com/artists_dixi.asp

Biography Quotes Itinerary Links/Downloads Dixie Hummingbirds - Biography How many singing groups reach their 75th anniversary? Better yet, how many can celebrate it with a cut on a chart-climbing soundtrack, a richly detailed book that documents their legacy, and a new album that shows them at their soul-stirring best? Only one group qualifies - the Dixie Hummingbirds. This year, as the iron men of gospel mark three quarters of a century in song, Bob Dylan has featured them on the soundtrack of his film "Masked and Anonymous," and Oxford University Press has published the highly acclaimed history Great God A'Mighty! The Dixie Hummingbirds by Penn State scholar Jerry Zolten. On October 7, Rounder Records will join the party with the release of Diamond Jubilation , a CD that makes it abundantly clear what all the fuss is about.

117. HUMMINGBIRDS - HUMABOUT HUMMINGBIRD PHOTOGRAPHY Closeup photographs of hummingbirds, including nests and babies; hummingbird poetry, art, articles, and screen saver. http://www.humabout.net/

HUMABOUT HUMMINGBIRD PHOTOGRAPHY photographs of hummingbirds by Wayne Owen PHOTOS Highlights Costa's Costa's nesting Anna's - male ... Other Photos HUMMINGBIRD Poetry Art Articles Links ... e-mail Wayne A. Owen Wayne Allen Owen

118. Floridata: Plants That Attract Hummingbirds Click Here, Plants that Attract hummingbirds hummingbirds are special little birds. They dart and hover, zipping sideways, backwards, up and down. http://www.floridata.com/lists/hummingbird_plants.cfm

Plants that Attract Hummingbirds Hummingbirds are special little birds. They dart and hover, zipping sideways, backwards, up and down. Their beauty and agility fascinate us and bring action to the garden. Hummingbirds need high-energy fuel and they get it from the nectar that certain flowers produce. In return, hummingbirds transfer pollen from the male part of a flower (the stamens) to the female part (the pistil) of a different flower. Flowers that are especially adapted for hummingbird pollination are long and tube-shaped and often red. Type Scientific Name Common Name(s) Trees Aesculus pavia red buckeye Callistemon citrinus lemon bottlebrush, crimson bottlebrush ... hemp tree, chaste tree, monk's pepper Shrubs Aesculus parviflora bottlebrush buckeye Beloperone guttata shrimp plant, false hop, shrimp bush ... buttonbush, honey bells, button willow Cestrum elegans red jessamine Hamelia patens firebush, scarlet bush, hummingbird bush

119. Index Of /~asca/ Rare bird alerts, field trips, meetings, newsletters, Arkansas checklist, birding hotspots, and guide to attracting hummingbirds. http://www.aristotle.net/~asca/

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120. Freedom Lives: Garden Joys Archives After a few minutes of this another one came by and buzzed the first at high speed then they both flew off. I love watching hummingbirds. http://www.starhawk.net/archives/000913.html

Main May 10, 2004 Garden Joys I was sitting outside yesterday near my Firecraker Plant when a Hummingbird popped by. Of course I didn't have my camera when I needed it and I knew that if I moved to get it the bird would be long gone so I just stayed still. It went from bloom to bloom of the plant going into maybe twenty. I was in awe since I was less than 6 feet away and they hardly ever come that close to people. After a few minutes of this another one came by and buzzed the first at high speed then they both flew off. I love watching hummingbirds. Posted by Starhawk at 11:22 PM Misc. Comments (1) TrackBack (0) May 2004 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Control Panel Home Annex Send E-Mail AIM (IM) Search Freedom Lives Blogroll Freedom Lives Historical Documents Documents of Freedom Declaration Constitution Bill of Rights ... Other Amendments Freedom Links Remembering The World Trade Center Nat'l Homeland Security Knowledgebase Starhawk - wizard and webhost Archives May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 ... Master Index Features Gratuitous Garden Pics 2003 Gratuitous Garden Pics 2004 Quotes of The Day Who am I Recent Entries Mr. Lincoln

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