Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: BULLETIN!! Hummers are heading south..., 1 by TexasPuddyPrint

TexasPuddyPrint wrote:
Got lots of hummies flying about and found this little tyke on my back porch around 10am. Not sure what happened but it seemed dazed. Looks to be a juvenile and it's not a good flyer at all. I fed it some nectar and let it perch on my hand to see if it would fly away. It quickly climbed up to the highest spot and then did a "belly flop" down the grass. Didn't even try to flutter it's wings at all. Hmmmm....

I set it on a branch where it would get a bit of sunlight as the feathers seemed damp. It started to flutter it's wings...perhaps trying to dry them out? Anyway, have to head to work so I left it perched on a hanging basket near the feeders. Am hoping one of the parent birds will come to it.

It seems perky enough...but just sits on the basket watching the yard.

~ Cat