Birth of a hummingbird; incredible pix!

[Medusa]

I hope you don't mind but if you loved those pictures, please check out this video of momma hummingbird feeding her babies and their fledging.
Page down to "BIRDS" and click on the "Black-chinned Hummingbird NEW" link to watch the video.

http://www.starrranch.org/wlife_video.html

That was a wonderful video. Thank you for sharing that. I keep forgetting to buy a new hummingbird feeder. I have the perfect place for one and right now I have a wind chime hanging there and still the hummingbird is attracted to it. I just love hummingbirds.

[Casper]

Awesome!
I absolutely adore birds, all shapes and sizes, and this was really neat to see. I, too, never realized just how teeny tiny the nests were.

A few years back a Mourning dove raised its baby in a tree right outside of our dining room window. Watching the little guy go from a helpless baby into a beautiful adult was really a neat experience.

Thanks for sharing this!

[Donnaj4962]

That was very cool and absoutely amazing! Thanks for sharing Mary.

[Catlady711]

Both sites were great. I love hummers! I'd tried for years to get hummers at my feeders, and it wasn't until I started making my own sugar solution instead of using the commercial stuff that I finally got some. Now normally most season's I get 2-3 hummers, but starting yesterday I now have 8!!

[Flatcoatluver]

Wow, those are truly amazing photos! I can't believe how tiny their nest are.

[phesina]

Fascinating! Thank you, Mary!