Hummingbird

An unexpected appearance: a ruby-throated hummingbird. Very rare in our vicinity; only 1 spotted in an annual Audubon count of sixty-mile area. The bird hovered over the colorful flowers a few moments, testing several, its wings invisible in the whir of motion. The throat was black, not red, as the field guide states often occurs. In a moment it flew off. A ten-second gift!