Super Friendly Animals

Dogs and cats, many domestic animals are friendly...mostly.

We're used to that.

Sometimes, an animal that is totally wild surprises us and becomes strangely curious and friendly towards one of us walking slim jims.

In my case recently, a hummingbird.


As far as I can remember, hummies have been really skittish and keep a distance from humans.

Not this one.

This guy is red and dark brown. Each day for the last 3 days, Ill sit outside having a smoke, and suddenly ill hear a loud flutter/buzz.

I kid you not this guy flys right up to my face, at most one foot away! Not only this, but it hovers there for around 10 seconds, and then flys around my head and looks at me from other angles. Its totally cool.

It just hovers there staring at me, cocking its head sideways a bunch and sizing me up, probably saying to itself "eh, this guy aint so tough."


Today was the third day in a row that it has done this. Looks like I have a new friend.

I even had enough time to pull out my phone and take a video of the little birdy.

a reply to: CreationBro
At least yours is a bird. Though I heard they can give you a nasty sting if they have a mind too.

I live in the woods. I have a bunch of crits that comes to visit and to play. This fellow likes to come and eat the bread and food that I feed the fish. He will take it right out of my hand just like the fish.


Florida Brown Banded Water Snake

a reply to: NightSkyeB4Dawn

Will you look at that! Snakes are too neat.

I told my mother about this birdy too. She is convinced its her mother, who died of lung cancer from cigarettes when i was very young. To add to the woo factor, I actually told myself id quit today, about a month ago.

Do you think the bird is trying to tell you something ? Or just being curious ?.... In some Instances animals will look for
Help from humans ... Especially if their babies are in trouble .

a reply to: CreationBro

We had a hummingbird once that was like yours. He was a mean bastard....he would get to the feeder and go around and slap away any other hummies that were already there. He wasn't afraid of us, either. We called him Slappy.

One time I was meditating by a lake in Kentucky and a bird landed on my shoulder. It wasn’t how you’d expect it, like a total zen moment or anything like that.

It scared the #### out of me. I jumped up screaming smacking at it. Whatever type of zen test that was I’m pretty sure I failed.

I was helping a friend paint window trim on the outside of his house a couple of weeks ago, and while standing on the ladder I noticed something peculiar. There was a hummingbird hovering next to the "smart" meter on the side of the house- this particular bird seemed to find the meter extremely interesting and examined it from all angles. I watched him for several minutes, but couldn't tell exactly what had attracted the gorgeous bird. Perhaps the electronics inside of the meter were emitting sounds on a frequency that intrigued it? I dunno, but have always liked hummingbirds.

originally posted by: Meldionne1
Do you think the bird is trying to tell you something ? Or just being curious ?.... In some Instances animals will look for
Help from humans ... Especially if their babies are in trouble .

Likely because of the flowers nearby. It likes to feed on them and was probably wondering what this big oaf creature was doin near its sweet nectar stash.

It's probably pondering the sweet nectar that could possibly reside in your moist eyeballs, watch out.....

originally posted by: TinfoilTP
It's probably pondering the sweet nectar that could possibly reside in your moist eyeballs, watch out.....

Pretty sure he’s had someone put a feeder out and is hoping you’ll take the hint. They will come back every year to one if you put it out and fill it with sugar water. Neat little birds, smart too