Comment from irishauthorme

Excellent

The hummingbird is an icon of the American Naturalist and simple gardeners like me. The bird must have descended from the tiniest of dinosaurs-and if you compare the skull structure, bills, feet and scales(Feathers are a modifies scale) you will see that they are very comparable. The 6 mile-diameter asteroid that hit off the coast of Yucatan 66 million ears ago and killed 90% of life(Including most of the dinosaurs) on earth gave rise to us, the Mammals.
The few Dinos that survived have evolved into the delightful avians that cheer and amuse us evoled from the remains of the reptile world.
Good work!
irish

 Comment Written 15-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 15-Jan-2017

Thanks irish

Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose

Excellent

Hello, Darren,

Good job with your challenge haiku about birds. Your observation about hummingbirds is quite correct. My daughter had them for a while and she had to refill the sugar water feeder all the time. It was fun to watch them move so fast... they are like tiny crack addicts. LoL nag, just kidding. They are really cute :)

Gypsy

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2017

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and review. Yes, haha, that is a quite accurate simile, and a humorously appropriate comparison. I understood and embraced your perception.
I really appreciate your comments, and it is a daily joy to have an instantly gratifying "fix" every day myself. It's the new "poetcrack" lol
Brother Badger. ### ? ; - D »~ ###

Comment from wondertwin

Excellent

Very sweet! (no pun intended :) -Couldn't help myself, but "sipping sweet nectar' was a brilliant ending, offering perfect resolution to the ending. Interesting tidbit on hummingbirds being able to fly backwards! Thanks for including that, Blessings, AmyJo

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2017

Thanks for taking the time to read and review, it is always a pleasure to hear from you.
I was considering "sugar" for the last word alternatively. Thanks for the pun!
Blessings. Brother Badger

Comment from Bill Schott

Excellent

This haiku, Dine and Dash, uses its seventeen syllables to capture for the reader the flitting, zipping, and super fast hummingbird as it floats between me nectar producing plants. Nice.

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2017

Thanks again.
Darren

Comment from Mrs Happy Poet

Excellent

Yes this is well written and very beautifully presented the hummingbird are a very beautiful subject to write about I enjoyed regards Jill

 Comment Written 12-Jan-2017

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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2017

Thank you so much, I appreciated your comments.
Brother Badger