Hummingbirds

The window in the kitchen looks out over an arbor of trumpet vine in which several hummingbirds have rented a summer get-away condo.

I always thought hummingbirds were sweet and timid creatures. Not so. Do NOT walk under the arbor with a red hat on - you'll be dive-bombed.

There's one alpha-hummingbird that expends more energy making sure that none of the others take sips from his feeder than he does actually feeding himself.

Evil little thing.