Feeding Under the Light

My last post featured an Anna's Hummingbird sitting on the light which warms our hummingbird feeder.  In this post she has moved to the feeder and then in the second photo she is feeding, not minding the heat from the light.

Keeping Warm

Our winter has been very mild thus far, but arctic air has moved in, we are having our first snowfall, and an Anna's Hummingbird has chosen to rest near the off-on switch on the light which warms the hummingbird feeder when the weather is at or below zero.  It's feathers are plumped up and that helps to keep the little creatures warm as well. Photo taken from inside our laundry room looking onto the deck.

This photo is also featured on my photography blog at WordPress called My Vancouver Island Life.

God's Grace to a Little Sparrow

God's Grace to a Little Bird

Matthew 10:29-31 "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.  But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.  Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows."

This incident happened to me quite a few years ago but it remains in my memory as an example of God's grace to a little bird.

We live on the coast where winter is usually quite mild but this particular year we had quite a bit of snow.. House Sparrows stay around all year, and if you are feeding them they are regular visitors to your bird feeder.  On this particular winter it was especially cold and the birds were struggling to get enough feed to keep warm.

At the time I was volunteering at a place called the "Rainforest Reptile Refuge" where it was at least 90 degrees inside to keep the "critters" warm.  Unfortunately reptiles are quite delicate creatures, and sometimes one would become ill.  After the lady in charge of the refuge had done everything she could, if they were not recovering she would put them in the freezer where (she thought) the cold would put them to sleep and then they would quietly pass away.