Life on the Farm: Doing whatever it takes to rescue a hummingbird
I was in the barn the other night and kept hearing this strange sound. Finally figured out that a hummingbird was at the top of the barn trying to negotiate between the rafters and metal roof to leave my barn. Did not think much about it.
Tuesday morning, the hummingbird was still there trying to get out. Geez. So I go and get my telescoping fish net pole I use to catch wayward chickens, which is always 18 inches shorter than any chicken I try to catch, and tried to catch the hummingbird. I got him down on a beam in the barn and I knew he was tired.
To reach the hummingbird, I had to place a ladder on top of one of our freezers in the barn and perch on top of it. Jenifer commented on what a fantastic idea she thought that was ...
Anyway, I scooped up the hummingbird in my hand and it just sat there. I carried it to get a drink of water from the faucet and 20 seconds later, it zoomed off.
Dean Mullis writes from Laughing Owl Farm in Richfield.
This story was originally published September 22, 2015 at 1:06 PM with the headline "Life on the Farm: Doing whatever it takes to rescue a hummingbird."