26 Dec
2021
26 Dec
'21
8:53 p.m.
11:00 pm - Dec 24/21:
Winds had been roaring around our house on the Wolfville Ridge for the past
4-5 hrs, with it sounding much of the time like a train running through our
house! The wind gusts had been at least 50-60 kph.
Shortly before 10:00 pm I was sitting at the computer in my dining room just
beside glass sliding doors leading to our back patio. Suddenly among the
strong wind sounds I heard a 'click' sort of tap against the base of the
glass door on the outside just to my left. At first I thought it was just a
leaf because there are some leaves flying around the patio, but something
made me look at the glass door as I heard repeats of the sound again. When I
turned to look I realized it wasn't a leaf...it was a HUMMINGBIRD struggling
at the base of the window (barely more than a foot above the patio stones)
but fighting to stay stable and not hit the window again. Just as I started
to get up to see if there was anything I could do to help, another strong
gust just as quickly swept it away into the dark night! I went out with a
flashlight but could not relocate the poor bird. This all seemed to happen
in less than a minute. It seems incredible to be seeing a hummingbird on
Christmas Eve. Had it been blown out of its tree roost, was it drawn to this
window because of the light and hoping to find shelter out of the wind?
All very sad. Makes one appreciate how much wildlife faces in the pursuit of
survival.
Judy Tufts
>>>>>>>
Judy Tufts
Wolfville
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27 Dec
27 Dec
3:22 a.m.
It was during those wildly intense NW winds and seriously cold temperatures that we seem
to have lost the robust RTHU that had been patronizing a feeder in Economy since early
Nov. It was last seen Dec 23. Makes me wonder if the one you saw was this same bird? But
that is only a guess. I cannot imagine any small tropical bird surviving that 3d event at
this time of year.
Nancy D
On Dec 26, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Judy Tufts
<tandove(a)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
11:00 pm - Dec 24/21:
Winds had been roaring around our house on the Wolfville Ridge for the past
4-5 hrs, with it sounding much of the time like a train running through our
house! The wind gusts had been at least 50-60 kph.
Shortly before 10:00 pm I was sitting at the computer in my dining room just
beside glass sliding doors leading to our back patio. Suddenly among the
strong wind sounds I heard a 'click' sort of tap against the base of the
glass door on the outside just to my left. At first I thought it was just a
leaf because there are some leaves flying around the patio, but something
made me look at the glass door as I heard repeats of the sound again. When I
turned to look I realized it wasn't a leaf...it was a HUMMINGBIRD struggling
at the base of the window (barely more than a foot above the patio stones)
but fighting to stay stable and not hit the window again. Just as I started
to get up to see if there was anything I could do to help, another strong
gust just as quickly swept it away into the dark night! I went out with a
flashlight but could not relocate the poor bird. This all seemed to happen
in less than a minute. It seems incredible to be seeing a hummingbird on
Christmas Eve. Had it been blown out of its tree roost, was it drawn to this
window because of the light and hoping to find shelter out of the wind?
All very sad. Makes one appreciate how much wildlife faces in the pursuit of
survival.
Judy Tufts
>>>>>>>
Judy Tufts
Wolfville
<<<<<<<<
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