Cute guy hand-rears baby hummingbird, what’s not to love?

BY JESS ZIMMERMAN
4 MAY 2011 11:01 AM



How's this for a hands-on approach to saving the natural world: When this baby hummingbird was attacked, this guy rescued it and nursed it to a healthy adulthood in a stirring montage set to a Jack Johnson tune.

The dude says:

when she thought she was ready to leave (and she was) she flew off to her favorite patch of the back yard, and her instincts instantly kicked in, and now she's just like all the other hummingbirds. for those that are concerned that she has imprinted on humans and wouldn't survive in the wild, don't worry, she is thriving. she has even successfully migrated and returned back to my yard. and for those who think i didn't know what i was doing, i did NOT feed her plain sugar water. i went outside 3 times a day and caught flies from my compost bin in big bags, crushed them, and mixed them in as well. I also helped her learn to catch flies while flying (not in the video because you obviously wouldn't be able to see the flies). in the end, i don't think it could have worked out any better.

video at link
http://www.grist.org/list/2011-05-04-cute-guy-hand-rears-baby-hummingbird-whats-not-to-love

And that was adorable. Thanks so much.

This guy is destined for great things.

...cute guys raising kittens stories.

The guy looks fairly young, too...I like seeing young people take an interest in our feathered friends.

Do not put "hand rears" into Google image search.

Wish I could turn my imagination off.