Held Hostage by Hummingbirds
In one of the first diaries I wrote for this website, I talked about how my efforts to put up a birdfeeder and wind chimes (seeming innocent pursuits) were being thwarted by the aggressive local squirrels. I was once kept out of the rocking chair on our front porch in the country once because a mother bird had built a nest in the rafters and her hungry babies were cheeping pitifully. She kept calling them, assuring them that she would be there soon (and I soon got the message and left). Now I’m being held hostage by hummingbirds. Wouldn’t you think I’d be able to make peace with the natural world?
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