Shared Wonder 3I0712
As fascinated as I am to watch and photograph them in flight, I am even more intrigued to have a hummingbird land nearby to rest. He looked around, taking in the surroundings and gazed momentarily at me just a few feet away. Moving at a pace that we can barely comprehend, one wonders what these fast-paced nectar feeders must think of us? I imagine that it’s no different than a human watching a snail or a slug slowly slither across the ground. It might be somewhat amusing but likely frightfully boring. So, while I slowly lumbered back up the stairs at a pace akin to molasses dripping on winter’s morning, my friend took to the skies, sipped a belly full of sweet syrup, and flew back to his nest. For an instant we shared a space in time, briefly connecting, our eyes interlocked in a moment of shared wonder.
Shared Wonder 3I0712
As fascinated as I am to watch and photograph them in flight, I am even more intrigued to have a hummingbird land nearby to rest. He looked around, taking in the surroundings and gazed momentarily at me just a few feet away. Moving at a pace that we can barely comprehend, one wonders what these fast-paced nectar feeders must think of us? I imagine that it’s no different than a human watching a snail or a slug slowly slither across the ground. It might be somewhat amusing but likely frightfully boring. So, while I slowly lumbered back up the stairs at a pace akin to molasses dripping on winter’s morning, my friend took to the skies, sipped a belly full of sweet syrup, and flew back to his nest. For an instant we shared a space in time, briefly connecting, our eyes interlocked in a moment of shared wonder.