The hummingbird
Posted By matt on June 26, 2008
I was working on my computer one afternoon this spring and I heard a thump from the sliding glass doors. There was nothing there, so I presumed it was expansion of the wood or glass.
Some time passed, and I went out to fire up the grill.
Sitting at the base of the door was a hummingbird. It had obviously hit the window. It was still alive, but could not move.
I called for Liz, because it is not often that one sees a hummingbird up so close. It was green, with beautiful iridescent feathers. So small and delicate, it was one of the most tragically beautiful things I have ever seen.
I put the poor little bird under a fallen tree branch, and it was gone by the morning. Whether it was eaten or recovered from the shock and flew away, I cannot say.
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