Hummingbirds

Did you know that the tiny hummingbird (3 inches, 2-3 grams, 1/5 the weight of a chickadee) flaps it's wing 50-60 times per SECOND, breathes 250 times a minute, and has a heart that beats 1,260 times a minute? (No, I'm not an ornithologist, but I do own a bird book!). This year we've put up a feeder on our kitchen window, and another one on our deck. We regularly are visited by the ruby-throated variety. Beautiful. Tiny. Amazing. Able to fly frontwards, backwards, and hover. When you are close, you can hear their wings. And each time I get to see one up close... I hold my breathe a bit in wonder... and I thank God for His amazing creativity... and thank Him that He shares His beauty and creativity to me in such small, wonderful way!