Hummingbird in the Greenhouse

The other day when Lynn-Marie was busy potting plants in the greenhouse she received a visit from one of our neighborly hummingbirds. I immediately went to the aloe flowers. All of this provided for a bit of a diversion in the way of trying to tip-toe between the cactus plants (with a sore back) in order to get a good picture. Well...these are the results. I think she did rather well considering all the difficulties involved. Usually, just as you're ready to take a picture they flit off in the opposite direction.

 

Amazingly, this one found its own way out of the greenhouse without any assistance.

Anna's Hummingbird in the greenhouse

The most common hummingbird in our area is Anna's Humingbird and they stay year 'round but we find them visiting the nursery mostly in the spring and summer. Inevitably they end up finding their way into the greenhouses but can never find their way out. So...we end up catching them and then releasing them outside. This little female wasn't too happy about being caught but flew off good and healthy.