Photos by Sandra Michaud and Mary Alice Murphy
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The entrance to the Mimbres Culture Heritage Center
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The Hummingbird Festival poster
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Tristan Thai hoping to lure a hummingbird
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Corbin Thai and Alicia Gruber with a hand held feeder.
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Reba Jo Spain and Joanna Spain, volunteers at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Center.
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Korra Diedrich learning how to make Yucca fiber cord from Joshua Reeves
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Bev Bean of Bev’s Kitchen, George Thompson with Kyle and Brenda Arnett, who were attending the Festival from Las Cruces
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Ken Baake provided music for the event
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Charlene Scott sells raffle tickets for the Hummingbird Basket, shown to the left.
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The Duckstop provided food for the event.
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Kelly Trinkle was painting faces. Corbin and Tristan Thai were her subjects.
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Nancy Trinkle painted Layla Thai’s face
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Laura Francis and niece Eleanor Hartmann were exploring the museum.
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The certified hummingbird bander talks about what she looks for on each bird before she puts a tiny band on its leg.
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After measuring the bird, the bander lets it feed at the nectar feeder
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A tiny head peeking out
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The bander holds a tiny calliope hummingbird
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Kathy Hill of the Mimbres Heritage site
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Marilyn Markel of the Grant County Archaeological Society
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Marianne Smith talks about the Grant County Archaeological Society
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Natural items used in the creation of Mimbres pottery
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Cassy Wacker picking words out of a letter maze
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Seabird magnets
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Amy Weeks of Oasis Pet Boutique
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Cathy Knight chats with Monika Walter of Blue Studio Mosaics
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Toni Spiegel with one of her handmade bars of soap - this one is yucca root soap
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Karen Elder and her jewelry
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Renya Craig holds up one of Renya's Creations
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Ben Vavra showing his rock collection to Louise Monday and Werner Bartsch
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Glenn Clair with handmade jewelry
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Petra Rosales with jewelry and handmade porcelain dolls
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Chckie Beltran chats with Jesse Ochoa.
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Phillip Sands and Beverly Logan with spoon rests, jewelry, scarves and trivets, and, oh, yes, a clock.
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Kim Miller with her fanciful yard art flowers
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Kim Miller with one of her outside yard art pieces, a teapot fountain
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Benjamin Green with wood working, magnets, photos and paintings, talking about the fly fishing clinics he leads
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Linda Rokosz of Ruckus Ridge Crafts wood workings
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Lynnae McConaha of Chamomile Connection chats with Karin Morenz and Nicole Marten
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John and Jane Searcy of Black Hat Trading in Deming
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Cheryl Howard shows Tina Oldknow her jewelry and prints
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Nina Dillard and Ken Silagy of Elemental Artisans handmade jewelry
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Harold Markel and his handmade wood furniture
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Luke Maxey, 3, Leila Rae Thai, 8, Kaylynn Bouvet, Hazel Gomez, 10, and Corina Valles with their hand hummingbird feeders they had just made.
The annual Hummingbird Festival took place on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Center, where vendors sold their wares, faces were painted, kids made handheld hummingbird feeders, and lots of hummingbirds were weighed measured and banded.