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Hummingbird Rescue
An puzzling but amazing thing happened at the hummingbird feeder one morning. A Journey North hummer observer wrote to share her experience. Here's her story:

"I opened my blinds one morning last year and found a hummer laying sideways on my feeder like it was dead. I carefully picked it up and held it. I thought it was dead, but my husband said it was breathing real shallow. We offered it a little sugar water by dipping its beak in the water, and I cupped it with both hands trying warm it. After a while it started to drink on its own.

"I took it outside when it could finally stand, and set it on a bush limb in the sun. I kept offering it sugar water and it kept on drinking. After about an hour it flew away.

" Have you ever heard of this before and did I do the right thing?"

What do you think happened? How would you answer Jeannette? Brainstorm some ideas then read on to find out what our expert thinks...


Sleeping? Annas Hummingbird
Photo: Laura Neish