a local woman in my area has written a book about humming birds
and in it there are several pix of her with the little critters
perched on her finger....i have had some close encounters with
rubies...and they are very bright when they flash their feathers.

in my area right now there are very few things with any color at
all--the blackened trees and ashen ground are drab and stark. I
would so welcome a flash of color...i have seen woodpeckers...and
they have a red patch. but it is not the same.