When I took the dog out early this morning, I saw this hummingbird perched on one of the feeders. It didn’t fly away when we walked by. “They’re getting so tame,” I thought. But 10 minutes later, it was still there and this time, I noticed that it had that puffed-up sick bird look.
I went back outside and looked at it more closely. It was a very sick bird indeed, and its bill appeared to be broken, with the bottom and top not meeting. It sat there for a few hours, not even budging when other hummingbirds occasionally harassed it.
Then suddenly, I looked and it was gone. I checked to see if it was on the ground, but I found nothing. I wonder whether it was injured in a collision, or a fight with another hummingbird, or something else. I’ll never know.
Digging RI 
So sad, dn.
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It is sad. The downside of bringing wildlife closer is having to witness these little tragedies.
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It is. And it’s amazing how long these little tragedies can stay in our thoughts, popping up even years later. But it never stops us from continuing to care for the little creatures.
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Oh dear! Perhaps we need Miss Marple on this one.
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I think we can probably guess what happened….
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