Meet Melanie Barboni, an assistant researcher, who is also known as the ‘hummingbird whisperer’

She built a community of 200 hummingbirds who live outside her office

They come to complain if she’s late to serve their dinner

 “My dearest dream as a child was to see hummingbirds”

 “Imagine my joy when I found out that my next job… would bring me… where hummingbirds live”

 “I cannot go to a place where they are not there… I have seen them help people”

 “They make my life happy. Having a crappy day? Who cares — there are hummingbirds around…”