Just wanted to share what happened today in the greenhouse… it’s not really too Sarracenia related, but it was pretty fascinating anyway.
I got back into the garden today and managed to get some work done. I was sorting some Sarracenia seedlings out, and was repotting a few others plants just to make some more room. When I walked into there of the greenhouse where I let the seedlings grow up a bit, I was surprised to find a hummingbird stuck! I guess it was the flowering Pinguiculas that attracted it. Nice to observe the hummingbird at such a close distance, but the bird could not find it’s way out no matter how much I tried to urge it towards the door. Now, I have some chickenwire to support the woven polycarbonate roof, and the bird kept flying into it and at times would get a little trapped then wriggle free again. It kept wanting to fly up and out — and kept hitting the wire ceiling. Geez… Poor thing. The opening to the greenhouse I have is *much* lower than the ceiling height, so regardless of what I did to to try to get it out, it would not fly out of the door. My vents are covered with a screen as well, so no way of it escaping that way. So… in order for it to leave and be set free, I had to take the situation in my own hands. Literally.
[Hummingbird stuck in the greenhouse. I wonder if the hanging Drosera’s thought it was a meal?…]
[Gotcha! My greenhouse is not the place for you, homie. You could become lunch for one of my plants! Time to go, lil’ buddy…]
[I let go outdoors right after this photo. I actually felt a hummingbirds heartbeat today… ]
