Ooooh, this is England, and in my garden, a hummingbird...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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You have hummingbirds in England? I never knew that.

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Sorry; hamsters ate my post, which was to be this:

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Here is a page with a short avi clip, but I’ve not viewed it because it’s encoded in divx, which I have yet to install…

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Hmmm, the video clip on that page does not do it justice; the wingbeats of the creature (which are very rapid to the extent that the wings are just a blur to the eye) have suffered a stroboscoping effect on camera.

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shudder

I’m not normally squeamish about bugs and such, but those things are freaky! I encountered one once. I didn’t know what it was, but it was scary looking. Fortunately, I had my trusty swatting broom in hand. (Actually, I thought it was a giant bee or something. Probably would have spared it had it identified itself as a moth.)