Monday, May 19, 2008

Hummingbirds and Ore Boats

A sure sign of spring is when the humming birds return on or around the Ides of May, much like the swallows return to Capistrano and ...



... and you begin to see the ore boats plying the waters of Lake Michigan from Minnesota all the way to Chicago. A couple a day are what we may see. This fellow seems to be rather close in to the shore. Usually they are considerably further out away from the land.

1 comment:

Goosey said...

I have never seen a humming bird except in picture, are they really tiny? Your picture is lovely, I am guessing that it is on a feeder designed for humming birds, BW Goosey