According to Wikipedia: The Aztec god Huitzilopochtli is often depicted as a hummingbird. The Nahuatl word huitzil (hummingbird) is an onomatopoeic word derived from the sounds of the hummingbird's wing-beats and zooming flight.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Catching Trochilidae
According to Wikipedia: The Aztec god Huitzilopochtli is often depicted as a hummingbird. The Nahuatl word huitzil (hummingbird) is an onomatopoeic word derived from the sounds of the hummingbird's wing-beats and zooming flight.
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carry your own
illumination by
learning through hummingbird's
hovering
there's no standing
still
recognizing extent
of thirsting
for more
life
Oh, how beautiful, Ms. M.
I've only ever seen one hummingbird in real life; to have them come to your garden must be amazing.
Glorious glories, too. One of my favourite flowers, though the vines tend to take over the world unless you're really stern with them.
Anon, thank you for your wonderful poem! :-)
Dive: I love watching the hummingbirds come to our feeder! They are like tiny vibrating jewels. They also get territorial about the feeder and dive-bomb each other. Fascinating to watch!
These are lovely Morning Glories, but you are absolutely right about them taking over! They are also known as Bindweed.
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