A few feathered items from today’s Times

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In today’s Times Home section, Molly Selvin describes the experience of watching diminutive, vibrant hummingbirds buzzing around her Mar Vista residence.

Also in the Home section: It’s migration season and 5 billion birds are traveling, Bettijane Levine writes. Millions are flying the skies of Southern California, primarily at night. They tend to stop in the morning or early afternoon to rest and feed, often in home gardens. Learn how to help the creatures enjoy their flight.

-- Francisco Vara-Orta