If you build it, they will come
or rather
If you plant it, they will feed.
Hummingbirds agree.
Flitting from air to native scarlet sage petals;
the same plants I carefully chose
and tended
and watered
and weeded
for this very moment.
When a pair of emerald avians
of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds
flew through
feisty
feeding
on their way to the coast
and, eventually,
across the Gulf.
Erika is a writer, artist, and communications specialist living and birding in North Florida. Growing up in Maine, she spent summers swimming in chilly Atlantic Ocean waters, hiking fir-covered mountains, and rock-hopping within clear-running streams filled with trout. Quickly falling in love with the natural world, she has been hooked on outdoor exploration ever since. She has written for BirdWatching Daily, National Geographic Adventure, National Parks Traveler, the Maine Sportsman, the Florida Sportsman, and more.
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