Ghostly. All photos ©Erika Burkhalter

A Ghost?

Or a hummingbird? — Lit Up Halloween Spooks

Erika Burkhalter
Nov 1 · 2 min read

Was I haunted by the ghost of a hummingbird the other day?

You can decide.

It is the season for all types of spooky specters to appear.

This one flew in with the night wind, its wings a blur. Shadows had crept from the trees to slink along the garden floor, and most of the other hummers had already…

Thanks to DiAmaya Dawn

Erika Burkhalter

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Yogi, cat-mom, photographer, lover of travel and nature, spreading amazement for Mother Earth, one photo, poem or story at a time. (MA Yoga, MS Neuropsychology)

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