a hummingbird

when i sat down at my computer this morning, i heard a strange noise from outside that almost sounded like a squirrel, but was somehow too delicate. eventually my curiosity drove me to poke my head out. i looked into the tree below my window. at first i didn't see anything. and then i saw him, the tiniest little bird i think i've ever seen. he had a grey body, a black head, and two patches of red on his neck. his whole body rippled when he sang. if i hadn't noticed his long beak, and watched to see if maybe he was a hummingbird, i never would have noticed when he stopped resting, lifted from the branch and began to fly.