We came home today and found a young hummingbird in distress (114
degrees today) on the window ledge in our courtyard. We had seen a
larger hummingbird in the courtyard for the last few days and just
bought a feeder.
I approached the little hummingbird,took him in my hand,and brought him
into the house. He stayed in my hand, while the wife made some syrup for
the feeder, and I fed the little guy with drips off my finger. After
about a half hour, I tried getting him to fly, but about 10 feet is it.
He is content to have me pick him up and bring him in, where it is cool.
He is alert, and not afraid. He perches on my finger. His mom buzzes the
courtyard looking in our windows, so I put him on a piece of cloth on
top of a step ladder in the courtyard at dark. He is content to sit and
look around, and I think the mom is watching. I'm going to check often
to see that he doesn't fly down to the ground. He should be strong
enough in the AM to fly home. These hummingbirds are smarter than people
think they are.
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