I am still in awe. This morning as I hand watered my vegetable garden I had a couple unexpected visitors. A female hummingbird flew into the spray from the hose. I moved it thinking that she would drown but she flew back into it. So I moved it back to where it was. She flitted about a bit and then she settled onto a squash leaf and started bathing. It was SO cool. She wiggled her tiny tail feathers and her wings. I was transfixed and didn't move a muscle. Not even to pick my jaw up off the ground. I have never seen anything like this. And, THEN, if that is not total overload, here comes the male. So gorgeous with his ruby chin and iridescent green back. He started flying back and forth through the spray.Like most men he was taking a shower. This went on for some minutes. They finally flew off into a nearby tree. WOW! An aside .... my green beans will not need water for a few days now.

way cool ;-)

What a wonderful sight and opportunity you had. Thank you for sharing.

I love hummingbirds. I'm lucky if I can get them to come to the feeder.

great experience!

WOW, what a special way to start your day! ;)

what an awesome story and site to see...lucky you...

Just wonderful for you! Thanks for sharing about our little friends :)

That is so cool! Some ppl have all the luck. :-)

Wow, what a wonderful treat you had today! :thumbup:

What a blessing for you and the beans. :D

How cool!! I would have loved to have been there!!

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I would willingly sacrifice the green beans to over-watering to see that. (I'm sure your beans will be fine)

So cool! Ours come to the feeder, but are too skittish when we open the door. What a neat experience!

That's a once in a life time moment! They are so much fun to watch.

I have some that play outside my sewing room window...they are so delicate. I love them!

I have a pair of cardnals and when my DH was here he always put a sprinkler on around 5 pm and the would waiting for him and then take a bath every other day when sprinkler was on (we can only water every othen day)

I had a jaw dropping moment with a hummer several years ago. Early spring, it was going to be a cold night so I took the feeder down to make sure it had nectar in it. As I was holding it a hummer landed on it and fed. Guess he thought it was his last chance! It was awesome.

I'm glad our hummers are back in Texas!

Cool story! The Hummers have arrived back in Utah. They flit around us whenever we are outside and just snub their little nose at the cat.

thats so cool.

I still have to put my feeders out. Well it is on my hubby's do list.

What an awesome experience!

LOL just think....for such enjoyment, you have saved yourself some watering time.........lol

How awesome! I have a birdbath on the deck railing right outside the kitchen window and have caught a couple of fun bathing events but no hummers.

What a wonderful close up of nature you had. Where was the camera! We have a water feature of kids holding an unbrella and the water falls from the top of it. The hummingbirds would land on the top of the umbrella and slide down it and start all over again. Such fun to watch.

I see God's humor in the hummingbird: so tiny yet fiesty and fearless and unintimidated.

Thanks for sharing.

Love the little hummers. They are so awesome!

Love your experience. How special was that!

Hummingbirds absolutely love spinklers.
We set one by our flower bed at the ranch and watch them play. They also like flying in light rain. I was standing with the cabin door open when it was raining and one flew up to within 5 inches of my nose and just stayed there looking me in the eye for about ten seconds, turned his head to the side to get a better look and flew around to the other side of the cabin to get a drink from the feeder. I told my husband I felt like I was in a Disney movie......they are wonderful little birds and have incredible memories. We had a feeder in a spot on our cabin, but moved it because the hot Texas sun would heat the feeder too much. Six years later, we would see the birds go to that hanger looking for that feeder.
D in TX

How lucky you are!! You made my day , I love Hummingbirds!

I have my feeder outside my window and when they come to feed.. i am in awe everytime.. I have to stop everything and watch,, like you not moving a muscle... great story !

What a blessed way to start your day - enjoying a couple of God's beautiful creations.

What a beautiful experience!!

Wow, what a remarkable sight to see. Lucky you.

HOW SWEET! Love the humers!

I know how to spell 'hummers' really!

what a beautiful sight to see.......how lucky........

I always amazed by natures displays of simplicity and how mesmerized we become when we stop to observe the simple beauty in life. Your green beans will thank you for the deep watering by sending their roots deep into the earth and producing a bounty for you...Thank you for sharing your blessing of nature today... :-D

we had a feeder for the hummers and mom hummer was sitting and the bar holding the feeder and along comes daddy hummer and he lands on top of her and goes up and down!! dad flew away and mom was hanging upside down from the bar.. she just hung there I thought dad had killed mom... snicker snicker, nope they were just humming!!!

I wish I could have seen this.WOW