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Bird Humor # 11

“A person with no good sense of humor is usually bitter and troubled. This person should seek Comic Relief!”

– Never talk loud about private subjects in presence of another individual! –

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There no way that I could pass on posting more about the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. These marvelous little creatures are all over my backyard, I’ve estimated that we have about 5 individuals, they’re playing chase all day and coming to their feeder to drink their nectar juice.

They are getting more familiarized to the area because they perch on branches near by and sit for a little bit longer, which allows me to get more and better shots of them.

Sometime when I go out to refill the other feeders, one of the hummingbirds comes very close to me and hovers for a second. One day I was looking out the kitchen glass door and suddenly I was looking at one staring at me at only inches from my face at the other side of the glass. They are lovely birds. I have figured that the male size is 2.5 inches and the female is 3 inches.

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Bird Art # 4

Northern Cardinal (M) Charcoal, complete drawing, 5×5 on white drawing paper

Ruby-throated Hummingbird – Charcoal, 5×3.5″, toned paper

Common Grackle, Graphite, charcoal, 6×8″ on natural color drawing paper

All images are © H.J. Ruiz – Avian 101 – Do not copy or download

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Parenthood Equals Resposibility

This post stresses on the responsibilities of the parents toward their little ones.

Although this post is based on bird behavior, this also gives me an opportunity to make an analogy to human behavior.

Perhaps this might help as a reminder for so many irresponsible parents that couldn’t care less for the welfare of their children. Statistics show a staggering number of single parents or children with no parents to care for them!

I’m not a puritan but I dislike the continuous pushing of sexual behavior by TV and Hollywood. They can not make a movie of even 30 minutes length without including some sex scene or love making. Showing the American women as hungry for men and going to bed with anyone they meet. Of course that is not true but the innuendo says otherwise.

Media has a tendency to glamorize free sex, scandal, drinking, drugs and bad behavior. Our social values are in decline as well as our education proficiency.

Civic groups are taking control of all aspects of our social-economic lives.

Perhaps we should pay a little bit more attention to our birds and their behavior, we could learn a lot about responsibility!

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