The young humming bird was sitting up on the edge of the nest today. I think she’ll be flying soon. Of course, when I try to get close with my camera, she hunkers down into the nest and I miss the perfect shot. Here’s what I did get…
June 2, 2008
June 3, 2008
Daily photos of the hummingbird in our front yard. Looking more like a hummingbird everyday.
Waiting for mom to return to the nest (or telling us to back off).
The kids and I are working on an instructional video. The clip is done but I’ve got a few more photos to take before I post it. In the meantime, enjoy today’s baby hummingbird photos.
We’re starting to see some tail feathers. Notice how the baby tucks herself down into the nest as I get closer.
Pencil added for perspective.
I still haven’t been able to film the baby and mom together. She’s really flighty these days and my camera only takes 30 sec clips at the highest resolution. I’ll keep trying. Happy Saturday.
More in the daily hummingbird photo series. I’ve been taking one photo per day since May 15th. It’s actually starting to look like a bird…
May 29th
May 30th
We took a one minute video of our baby hummingbird chillin’ in its nest. Not much action but he does blink a few times…
Mama bird doesn’t sit on the nest anymore. She just hovers nearby. I saw her feeding the young one yesterday. That was cool. First time I’ve seen that. The baby is getting fatter and fuzzier each day.
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We have a hummingbird nest in the front yard. It’s in the Rhododendron just outside our front door, and low enough for my six year old daughter to peek inside.
Here’s the first picture that I took of the nest on May 15, 2008. We’ve got one baby and one egg. I just love the texture of the nest. Check out the moss and lichen. The inside looks comfy. Wish I had a hammock like that…
At first, the nest was pretty well hidden. My son, Calvin, decided to improve our view by clipping away a few leaves. After I told him that this also might help the neighborhood cats see the nest, he felt guilty and taped a few leaves back in place…
We got a good laugh out of that one.
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Baby bird and nest on May 16.
May 17
May 18
May 19
May 20
May 21
May 22
The undeveloped egg got booted out of the nest today 
May 23
May 24
Stretching its wing.
May 25
Opened its eyes today.
May 26
You lookin’ at me?
Come back every day. I’ll post a new picture as long as there’s a bird in the nest.
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