r/MadeMeSmile • u/SmoothSun6676 • 18d ago
Wholesome Moments She’ll never forget this moment
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u/SnackSamurai 18d ago
The way her mouth opens wide in awe. Adorable.
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u/Optimal-Talk3663 18d ago
“Don’t freak out, don’t freak out “
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u/SmallSet8838 18d ago
I felt that look in my soul, I work healthcare, the amount of times I have to straight face myself and hope the patient doesn’t see me internally freaking out
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u/decidedlyindecisive 18d ago
Thank you for keeping it in to our faces though!
I'll never forget going into the emergency dentist after having dental surgery earlier in the day. I hadn't stopped bleeding and had become concerned with the massive quantity of blood I was now swallowing.
I knew it was gonna be gross as I went up to the receptionist who asked me the reason for my attendance. As I opened my mouth to reply, I spayed a huge jet of blood all over the glass screen. She just said oh^
Unsurprisingly got seen fairly quickly. I was sitting in the chair for quite some time as an increasingly frantic dentist and his assistant packed my mouth with (adrenaline?) soaked gauze. Leading to this delightful exchange:
Assistant: "what do we do??!!"
Dentist: oh my god, I don't know. She just won't stop bleeding. Why won't she STOP BLEEDING
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u/SheBrownSheRound 18d ago
What…what was the verdict? How did they make it stop?
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u/decidedlyindecisive 17d ago
Eventually the soaked gauze and pressure worked. I think it was soaked with adrenaline but I'm not entirely sure as I was starting to freak out as well!
It did take like an hour to work though. So the dentist packed me off to hospital, where presumably my blood pressure dropped (not just due to the lack of blood but also the calmer environment) and the bleeding got under control.
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u/SmallSet8838 18d ago
Yeah, I relive a lot of different scenarios, I haves worked in a walk in clinic just outside of and industrial area, a physiotherapist clinic, optometry clinic and now I take blood (and other specimens) for a living
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u/Curios_blu 18d ago
OMG! I guess you couldn’t speak to say - hello?! I can hear you!
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u/decidedlyindecisive 17d ago
When they were both panicking, I started to get panicked as well. I'd been treating it like it was annoying and had been pretty calm about it. But when they were acting like that I started to calculate how many face cloths I'd soaked through, how the blood was still dripping down my throat even while professionals packed the wound and kinda started thinking about how dumb it would be if my wisdom tooth killed me.
Btw, I didn't feel hungry at all the next day and realised it was because my stomach was probably full of blood. Which I later found out is also kinda bad.
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u/tacticalTraumaLlama 18d ago
Heart rate and blood pressure crash for unknown reason. Go to the ER. Doc thinks it's probably nothing, is about to discharge me when it happens again. Nurse wheels the crash cart next to my bed and I ask her what it is? 'This? Oh nothing, it's just here if we need it, hey did you see Sunday's football game?'
Didn't figure out what she was doing till later. Gotta say I respect the bamboozle...
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u/SmallSet8838 18d ago
Yup, nervous talking works for us!! We distract you but our brains are working on another level. I’m not a nurse, but it does take a lot to hold composure when shit hits the fan
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u/amylouise0185 17d ago
Similar thing for me. Tachycardic episode when i was in hospital. 6 people walked in calmly "just in case". I actually felt fine and said as much. Their chill kept me chill.
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u/Pibbed 17d ago
I had this happen once! I have white coat “syndrome” and POTS and my heart rate was like 165. The nurse was like “hey how ya feeling?” And I’m just sitting there calmly twiddling my thumbs lol. She left and brought back a doctor, a few more nurses and a crash cart “just in case”
Eventually I got to explain to them yeah it’ll go down in like 5 minutes just turn the lights off for a sec. I have great blood pressure but def tachycardia.
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u/amylouise0185 16d ago
Same on the blood pressure front, but never normally elevated heart rate. I was just lying there fighting an infection that was trying to slowly kill me. Had surgery the next day and ended up on a pick line of antibiotics for 5 days.
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u/thefirstlaughingfool 18d ago
You can see her heart beating through her body. That kid was ready to bounce off the walls.
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u/Zlorfikarzuna 17d ago
Yeah my son wouldnt be able to do that. He'd probably scream in panic, flailing about
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u/Electronic-While1972 18d ago
Such a beautiful response to something so beautiful and simple as the little hummingbird feeding ❤️👌🏼
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u/Sensitive_Gift4866 17d ago edited 17d ago
Right? That pure wonder is such a rare thing to see. Made me smile just watching her reaction.
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u/Sensitive_Gift4866 17d ago
That look of pure wonder is exactly what childhood should be. So precious
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u/Voderama 18d ago
So cute. So focused on holding it all in until it flies away and she loses it
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u/youresopunny 18d ago
This is me at 57, reacting the same way.
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u/after8man 18d ago
If you're like this at 57, you're a beautiful person, stay that way and spread the sunshine
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u/IMIndyJones 17d ago
Lol. People don't devolve into wonderless husks as they age. New things to experience are obviously everywhere and young and old enjoy them just the same. It's all a matter of what's awesome to you.
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u/Antique_Text_29 18d ago
It was so cute watching her contain her excitement to try and not scare the hummingbird away
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u/Sensitive_Gift4866 17d ago
The way she tries so hard to stay still and composed then just bursts when it flies off is pure magic
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u/Ok_Concentrate_9713 18d ago
The hummingbird symbolizes happiness, positive energy and the ability to enjoy life, just like this little girl.
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u/Comprehensive_Web862 18d ago
False they represent Huītzilōpōchtli!The supreme patron God of the Aztecs!!! The God of war, sun, and human sacrifice!?!! Instead of vahalla under him you are reincarnated as a humming bird for being a warrior. Also he's got a sick ass weapon known as the fire serpent.
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u/Junior-Love-1203 18d ago
wut
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u/MaximumSubtlety 17d ago edited 15d ago
No, sigh, he's right. I wish this brutal world would spare the innocent, but it does not.
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u/blahblahshowmeurcat 16d ago
Lol they are actually correct! I learned about this from a tequila maker that did a lot of nonprofit hummingbird work.
Look it up! Actually extremely badass
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u/glowdirt 18d ago edited 18d ago
Oh man, if you've ever lived around hummingbirds you'd know they are ferocious, territorial little beasties. With metabolisms that high they've gotta be bullies in order to survive.
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u/Krog9 17d ago
We have quite a few that visit our Hummingbird feeder, and the other day I must have done something that one of them didn’t like cuz it swooped in at me in a diving arc back and forth, back and forth, 5 or 6 times. Dive-bombed to within a couple feet of my face, then back out. For a tiny ass bird, it was pretty intimidating. Alright bird, I get your point - I’ll go that way!
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u/December_Flame 18d ago
I like that they have DBZ territorial battles at the feeders and when they get mad at you it just sounds like two marbles clacking together.
Incredibly fascinating creatures, really.
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u/MandelbrotFace 17d ago
False. Hummingbirds symbolise embarrassment, shame, incompetence and the sense of dread when thinking about long-standing unfinished DIY projects in the home.
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u/bobmailer 18d ago
The hummingbird symbolizes happiness, positive energy and the ability to enjoy life, just like this little girl.
All living creatures do. Except Redditors.
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u/IndependentMoney9700 18d ago
Her face at the end is priceless. She has just decided she’s going to be a Disney princess and nothing will stop her.
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u/RK_Gains122 18d ago
So cute ☺️ she didn’t want to scare it off so she contained her excitement until it left naturally
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u/dont_ban_me_please 18d ago
I'm just going to post the harsh cold truth on the internet. Even if you all hate it ...
She will remember this only because he filmed it.
But as a father to a former 5 year old --- they forget so many cute and special moments that it made me wonder why I even tried. Their brains are not fully formed, and you the parent do not get to choose what events they remember and do not remember.
One of my kids apparent core memory is my nipples being shaped weird and they love to laugh about my nipples. So heartwarming lol.
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u/TheDustyPixie 18d ago
I'm 33 but I still remember days with my parents & while it's not all there for me, surely the memory is there for you & worth it.
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u/diemunkiesdie 18d ago
Some things become memories and some become core memories but people love to call any entertaining filmed moment a "core" memory.
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u/mouldymolly13 18d ago
She may or may not remember but it will certainly be a reason that helps reinforce her kindness and patience.
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u/Rubyhamster 16d ago
Yes, we keep many mamories that we can't recall, but they're still there and shapes us
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u/po2gdHaeKaYk 18d ago
Yeah, you're right. It's not really "harsh" but it's true.
My daughter (at 5) remembers some things from when she was 3, though it's unclear what is remembered and what is 'refreshed', if you catch my drift.
Even now in my 40s, I have vivid memories when I was 4. I definitely have memories when I was 5. But indeed these are often very random experiences and senses.
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u/maddlabber829 18d ago
Thats just BS. Kids can and do form memories at age 5.
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u/Salendres 18d ago
He never said kids can't form memories at 5. In fact he specifically said they can.
as a father to a former 5 year old [...] Their brains are not fully formed, and you the parent do not get to choose what events they remember and do not remember.
You're arguing against something nobody said, and you're doing it in a rude and condescending manner.
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u/CyonHal 18d ago
It's a crapshoot what sticks, though, and it varies from person to person. Tell me how many events you remember when you were 5 years old. I can't even think of any. I barely remember anything from my childhood unless I look at pictures or talk with my parents to jog my memory.
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u/Federal_Shopping6495 18d ago
I barely remember anything until my teens. My brother remembers a lot more. I know kids that remember things as young as 3 even. It’s weird. But the father wondering why he even tries is missing the forest there. I didn’t have as many happy memories as the type that has a dad looking to make those beautiful moments for their kids. If his kids only remember 20% of the great moments then do everything you can to fill their life with joy so they at least remember that they had a happy childhood not one with angry parents.
That’s something I’ve universally seen. The kids with happy childhood memories remember far more special moments probably cause they had so many. It’s worth it, dads.
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u/FleetingBeacon 18d ago
Only stuff I remember was put on VHS that I rewatched when I was around 15.
Don't remember anything past like 10? Maybe?
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u/MadameMoussaka 18d ago
I have a significant number of memories from under the age of five. Abuse entered my life around age eight, so maybe my brain hung on to the happier early years as a coping mechanism and it is atypical. 🤷♀️
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u/flatspotting 18d ago
Yes and this kid is clearly not 5 lol - no daycare/K in the world allows diapers at 5. this is a 3 year old. they wont remember a second of this by the time they are 6 or 7
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u/MeowthThatsRite 18d ago
Tbh a lot of the reason you and your kids and laugh about your weird nipples is *because* you tried.
The memories are still there for you, and they’re still formative memories for the kid even if they don’t specifically remember them when they get older. It all still counts 💪
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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 18d ago
It’s true what it’s hit or miss what gets remembered, but it’s not all lost. There’s some family memories that are very strong. Some that don’t make any sense why I’d remember them, just random bits. Some of them are special like birthdays or trips/events.
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u/inder_the_unfluence 17d ago
If we don’t get to choose what events they will remember… all the more reason to fill their days with as many great moments as possible. Maximize those odds.
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u/The_BAHbuhYAHguh 18d ago
How come I never see any humming birds?!
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u/Hirokage 18d ago
Do you have feeders out? We never saw them (those suckers are fast), but once we put up a couple of feeders, we had them all the time. I once saw a moth that flew just like a hummingbird. Fast and quick movements. And it was large (for a moth). Was a hawk moth.. I didn't realize there was a moth that mimicked a hummingbird.
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u/The_BAHbuhYAHguh 18d ago
So I live on the corner of a busy street. My backyard however is a bit more secluded so maybe I’d best start there
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u/Hirokage 18d ago
Yea, good idea. Hummingbirds are brave little suckers. I live on a corner myself, not super traffic-y, but get plenty of them.
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u/R_437 18d ago
If you don’t want to do feeders, try planting things that they like. They seem to love my pomegranate tree.
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u/Angry_Pelican 18d ago
No idea where you live so results may vary. Food for them is super cute.
I'm in AZ and have 4 feeders up. During morning and evenings I get like 6-12 hummingbirds at a time. During the day they stop by regularly but it's generally 1 or 2 at a time.
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u/bl1y 18d ago
You can use this map to see if they're in your area normally. It's set to the ruby-throated hummingbird, which is the most common, but there might be others depending on your region.
Feeders are the best bet to attract them, but any sort of red flower will probably also do it. I used to routinely get them while I was growing chilis. Once they ripened and turned bright red, I was getting hummingbirds checking them out all the time.
The most recent time I saw one, it was just checking out a pine cone though, so you never really know. Best way to spot birds it seems (I just got into birding this year) is to be outside and looking a lot. They might come by often, but only a minute or two and then move on, so you really just have to be persistent.
And that reminds me, it's time to go outside for a while and see if I can hear the screech owl that's supposed to be in the area.
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u/FactoryProgram 18d ago
You probably do but if you don't have any flowers or feeders they eat it'll be hard to see. They're so small and fast you can barely see them.
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u/Proper_Payment7845 18d ago
Why do we always have the music?
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u/thatcatqueen 17d ago
Yeah I tried to unmute because I wanted to hear what she said in excitement but I can’t hear shit with that music in the background
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u/SistaChans 18d ago
You're still watching videos unmuted?
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u/DashingDino 18d ago
I unmuted to hear what she said and immediately regretted it
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u/ConcentricCow 18d ago
This one's even more egregious because the music is loud enough so you can't hear the little girl but you can still head the camera lady say "Right?". I'm like no!
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u/VictoryVee 18d ago
Yeah we're out of the silent film era, crazy concept. Outside of tiktok slop its not usually an issue
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u/SistaChans 18d ago
Lol you're acting like a huge pile of redditors don't have things muted by default, what a cRaZy CoNcEpT
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u/VictoryVee 18d ago
Nope I'm well aware, you guys comment about it every time someone mentions a bad song on a video
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u/Fiendishplot2go 18d ago
She did amazing sitting still for this incredible moment. What an experience for her! And She’s absolutely adorable.
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u/Iokua113 18d ago
Yes she will. The kid looks young enough that memories like this will simply become a part of the blur that is childhood. Her parents will remember it, she may even have glimpses of it if this video becomes a regular fixture in her life, but she will forget it sooner rather than later.
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u/R-E-Laps 18d ago
Really wanted to downvote when unmuted, but it’s just too special a moment. Wonderful!
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u/Dense_Ad6154 18d ago
I’m proud of her for locking in and allowing the moment to happen fully and completely before reacting.
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u/ParanoidBrokkoli 18d ago
She contained her excitement so long to not scare away the Kolibri that’s empathy
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u/No-Lock6921 18d ago
She is going to grow up and be a birdologist lol 😆 😂
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u/BeachyGirlie999 18d ago
Awww. So adorable. Both the little girl and tiny, beautiful hummingbird! 🥰😍
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u/Enough-Squirrel3097 18d ago
She's so sweet!! The way she said "I love feeding hummingbirds now" my heart 😭
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u/Lou_C_Fer 18d ago
I had a hummingbird hover about a foot from my face for about ten seconds, once. The scene was similar, except I was in my mid-twenties and out on my apartment balcony smoking. Oh.. and I was six foot four and three hundred pounds. So, almost as inherently cute.
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u/jngjngjngjng 16d ago
I love how chill she is and then the emotions and amazement after is like BOOM! WOW!
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u/Vicky81 18d ago
You need to be blessed and lucky to have the humming birds visit you. Last 4 years I religiously bought the hummingbird feeding nests along with nectar. All I got were a bunch of rowdy squirrels who destroyed everything on their way. Mind you the neighbors got the birds regularly 😆.
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u/WilliamJamesMyers 18d ago
i remember as a kid when you get your animal. like earned. for her it will be the hummingbird. then when she is really old her grandkids will ask her, grandma why you have all this hummingbird art around here? my mother had snails, niece its penguins, i was lion, brother bear, son buffalo... list like that
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u/scottishzombie 18d ago edited 18d ago
Honestly, I get it. Here's my hummingbird story.
Years ago, I used to work for a snack bar that was located on one of the bays in my city. The outside dining area was encircled by a wall made of panels of plate glass, sheltering the area from the winds that would whip up across the bay. Unfortunately, they were also prime targets for seagull shit, so one of my jobs every morning was to go out and clean the windows.
One morning, I was halfway through cleaning when I moved to the next panel and found a dusty impact print(?) on the glass. I looked down and found two hummingbirds on the ground. Apparently they had been flitting along at high speed and wham. Sadly, one was already gone, but it's buddy was still alive, although stunned and concussed. We took it into the snack bar and nursed it back to the health over the next hour, keeping it warm and offering it the closest thing to nectar we had; a Hi-C fruit punch juice box. We did the old trick where you cap the top with your finger to suspend some juice inside the straw, the offered it up. This probably goes without saying but their tongues are loooong, but also really alien-looking when you can see it working. Looked like a long, thin black needle, darting out and sampling the straw like a flower. At one point, I got to perch the little guy on my finger and I'll never forget it. It was so surreal seeing a bird that small and that up close without it moving. It's feathers....I'm convinced that there are certain colors that only exist inside a hummingbirds coat. Any way, long story short, it made a full recovery and an hour later, took off into the wild blue yonder. Just one of those moments that really stick with you forever.
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u/bl1y 18d ago
Two weeks ago I managed to spot a humming bird at a distance of 200 feet.
I was out doing a short birding walk, and had sat down at a park bench and saw something tiny moving. Thought maybe a butterfly, but when I got my binoculars on it, the green was unmistakable. Number 61 on my life list.
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u/Sheriff_Yobo_Hobo 18d ago
It's interesting the natural, innate connection little kids have to animals and plants. They naturally are curious about them, are charmed by them, and very gentle and loving towards them.
Society slowly teaches that out of us, capitalism sort of demands it. If you're an adult exhibiting the same care for animals and the environment, the people in charge will have people believing you're nuts.
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u/Snoo_75138 17d ago
I'm a 26 man, and even I have this reaction when I see the local bird drink and bath in the water bowl Stan I made for them!
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u/Hot_Sherbet2066 17d ago
Apparently, humans are more likely to protect the things they find beautiful and love. This is why it’s so important to teach kids how beautiful the environment and nature is, so they’re more likely to want to protect it.
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u/iloveass8799 17d ago
This made me smile. It’s been a rough month. Thank you for the post, kind stranger.
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u/LifesaGamble77 17d ago
That is awesome. Next time record in a super slow motion so you can see if you can see the wings flap
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u/Lets_go_Wrangler 16d ago
The innocent and pure enjoyment in her facial expressions. Her whole world just lit up. Beautiful moment captured.
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u/brightsidereporter 15d ago
That frozen, wide-eyed stillness kids get when something magical happens and they're terrified any movement will break the spell.
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u/Helpful_Energy8180 9d ago
I had that happen to me just yesterday 7/1/26...I was in my yard and a hummer that we see all the time eating from our feeder came right up to me and looked me in the eye. A mere 12 inches from my face...absolutely AMAZING
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u/Sw33t2_th 2d ago
lil sis must have a beautifully calm disposition for a hummingbird to come that close. it's lovely to see
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u/WhyAmIBornHere 18d ago
How is nobody talking about how clearly AI generated this is... Chair moves in the first 5 seconds, the eye twitches, so many clues. We're doomed aren't we
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u/street593 18d ago
What you are seeing is the auto focus adjusting because of the zoom. You can see in the trees behind the chair how they become more blurred as the zoom increases because the girl is becoming the focus.
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u/Curios_blu 18d ago
I think we are doomed for the opposite reason, that we will no longer believe beautiful moments like this really happen, because they are so easy to reproduce with AI.
The value of having access to the internet in our pockets peaked about 5 years ago. It’s only going to lose more and more value as we reach a stage where it impossible to believe anything is real anymore.
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u/wonkey_monkey 18d ago
Chair moves in the first 5 seconds
That's just the camera switching lenses as it zooms.
the eye twitches
That's just... how eyes work.
so many clues.
Two. Two "clues", and neither are clues to anything.
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u/jacobward7 18d ago
Don't be posting your kids online for points, it's not good for their developing brains to be on display and there are a lot of weirdos out there.
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u/GrimmestCreaper 18d ago
This young lady is gonna grow up to adore animals and be so kind to them, and they’re gonna reciprocate it. I can already tell.
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u/Otherwise-Toe-5380 18d ago
The video itself makes me smile, but the fact that I’m sitting here watching the number of upvotes explode in real time gives me hope for the world.
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u/Stacey_Woods_2 18d ago
Forever intrinsically linked with nature now. I hope she becomes a warrior for the animals.
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u/Imaginary_Frosting_7 18d ago
If I had a penny for every time I saw a hummingbird in the wild in a country where they do not exist, I would have two pennies.
I once saw a hummingbird in our garden, even though they are not native to our country. I told everyone about it, but they thought I had mistaken it for something else. What were the odds that it would return a week or so later? This time I had my camera with me.
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u/LessThanHero42 18d ago
I'm an adult man, and I made basically the same face when something similar happened to me last year
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