A nice leasurely stroll through Buskett Gardens. Not many birds in this sequence, but that’s not the point. The point is that there are no gunshots and no hunters giving us grief. One day, most of Malta may be as tranquill and as idyllic as this. As more and more birdwatchers go to Malta during the spring and autumn migration those days will come sooner rather than later.

I placed a Bluetooth wireless mike in the lilac bush and from 2 — 3 feet away I got this video of these incredible little hummingbirds.