Filling Station
Clean the feeder
Mix the formula
1 part pure cane sugar
4 parts filtered water
pour it in
hang it up
fill ant moat with water
I saw my first hummers
in early April
Travelers – thin and skiddish
took a quick sip, then headed out
It is now time for the regulars
the locals
who build nests
raise young
They waste valuable energy
fighting complex aerial battles
for a spot to feed
even though there is another
feeder just a few feet away
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Love a good hummingbird poem, esp the “complex aerial battles”
You capture the beautiful frenticness of them!