Hi Carol,

They also rely heavily on insects, providing lots of protein to fuel
those tiny bodies.

Robert Pisano
Seattle


On Dec 21, 2007, at 8:40 PM, Carol Stoner wrote:

> Hi Tweets,
> I was pushing a stroller around West Seattle on Thursday, trying to
> help my 3-month-old granddaughter start her life list, and we found a
> beautiful male Anna's twittering away. Curious about what he might be
> feeding on, I started looking for plants in bloom. In a 2 to 3 block
> stretch of 44th SW, I found the following things in flower: sweet
> alyssum, large pink clover, salal, several large viburnums coming into
> bloom, 2 different hebe cultivars, bergenia, azaleas, several roses,
> chrysanthemums, winter pansies, a snapdragon, yarrow, weeds of the
> small-flowered yellow composite type, kniphofia (several blooming
> stalks), rosemary, and ceanothus. Admittedly, West Seattle, in view
> of Puget Sound, is warmer than many spots, but I was surprised to see
> how many flowers were available. Most plants had just a few blossoms,
> but the hebes, rosemary, viburnums, and kniphofia were very
> floriferous. I looked for a feeder, but I didn't see one.
> Carol Stoner
> Renton WA
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