whimsical wednesday

it's anti-boredom month! we are doing neat stuff for whimsical wednesday to keep boredom at bay!

my whimsical wednesday actually came a day early because a special, one-day-only event was yesterday. a friend and i attended a hummingbird festival at the home of another friend. the land of lincoln hummingbird bird banders were on hand to tell us about hummingbirds and to band, identify (m/f), measure and record each bird caught.  birds could be adopted for a small fee, which i purchased.  if my banded hummingbird is ever caught during a banding session in the future, i will be notified!  the following photos depict the process: 1) catching the birds in nets. 2) individual birds placed in small bags. 3) banding and recording the bird. 4) preparing to release the bird (those who adopted a bird were given the experience of releasing birds, thus the transfer of bird from bander to adopter!