It cracks me up how much hummingbirds are like retirees from the Midwest. When it gets cold, they head down to Southern Mexico, where, no doubt, people have put out hummingbird feeders and there are plenty of yummy bugs to eat. Then, as soon as the United States starts to warm back up again, the hummingbirds start their journey back up north, where presumably, there are more hummingbird feeders and new yummy bugs to eat. You can even track their migration on a map!

I just hung up my hummingbird feeder last weekend. I can’t wait to see them arrive. They’ll love my porch, since I brought home all sorts of plants when school ended and have planted several pots of flowers. It’s literally like a jungle out there! If I started speaking Spanish, I’m sure they would feel right at home.

There are several varieties of hummingbirds that you can watch with a feeder. My favorite is the Rufous Hummingbird, because he has such a determined look in his little eyes! He’s cute–do go and look him up! He has to be determined, because he has to fly the farthest in order to migrate–almost four thousand miles! Another interesting thing about him is his good memory. If you put up a hummingbird feeder and he finds it, he’ll return to that same one the next year! I suppose it’s a bit like remembering where that good bakery was on your trip to visit your aunt in New York.