Bird Adventure

Last Sunday, we were heading out of the garage and a hummingbird flew in. The funny thing was, it couldn't figure out how to get back out. Our garage is quite tall and it kept flying up above the opened garage door. We spent 30 minutes trying to figure out how to get it out. We eventually gave up and had to leave. So, we closed the garage door. When we returned, it took almost another 30 minutes getting it out. We tried just about everything. Hannah kept trying to lure it down with flowers and leaves. At one point she even had a picture of a flower, hoping that would entice the bird to come down!! We ended up using a broom--one that looked like sticks or nest maybe. It took a few times, but we eventually lured it onto the end of the broom and helped it to the garage door opening. It was the most amazing thing to see how fast the wings moved. It stopped many times on different things that were hanging from the garage ceiling. A few times we could even see it's tiny tongue. I did get some pictures of it when it stopped to rest. The kids thought it was so cool!!! What an interesting adventure!

This picture is a bit fuzzy, but you can see the long beak!