Back on March 16 we reported on a Hummingbird nest at Oaks
Bottom.
Here was Mom and babies on March 9:
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| March 9 |
Eleven days later, on March 21, the hatchlings' eyes were open and
they popped up when Mom came with food. Otherwise they were
motionless so as not to attract attention.
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| March 21 |
With another 8 days of growth, they were getting to look almost like adult birds, and the nest could hardly hold both of them:
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| March 29 |
As we watched them yesterday they tried out their wings, hovering above the nest:
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| March 29 |
Again and again they flapped their wings:
March 29
And this morning, March 30, the nest was empty! They had
flown the nest.
Oaks Bottom has dozens of Hummingbirds. But we’ll keep an eye in this area, as females can lay eggs more than once in a season.
Oaks Bottom has dozens of Hummingbirds. But we’ll keep an eye in this area, as females can lay eggs more than once in a season.
Happy Spring! Happy Easter!
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| Nest on March 30 |
Happy Spring! Happy Easter!
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