Tongue; photos; rules

The photo, take by Bridgette Kistinger over the weekend, shows a hummingbird (female or most likely juvenile) perched on a trumpet creeper flower, shooting out his long white tongue. It's twice as long as the bill, and grooved, so the nectar, lapped up usung the tip, then flows up into the mouth.

All visitors to the sanctuary are encouraged to take photos (but no tripods please), and to send good ones on to me for possible publication, with acknowledgements, at this blog.

A quick review of some rules for visiting:

1. No visits without a confirmed appointment and signed waiver.
2. Email requests for appointments only for days/times posted as"slots" - see to the right of this post.
3. No parking outside the signed sanctuary lot.
4. Good shoes please - paths are steep, narrow and uneven.