Jennifer

I thought everyone would enjoy this. Evidently this person found a
hummingbird nest and captured photos from the time the nest was
being built, through egg laying and finally till the day the
offspring took flight. Be sure to notice the toothpick for
perspective.

My kids and I ended up hunting our yard for nests after looking at
this website and found SEVEN nests in our hummingbird garden! We
are really excited but we only think one is a hummingbird nest. The
others are huge compared to the nest on the website.

Enjoy!

http://community-2.webtv.net/hotmail.com/verle33/HummingBirdNest/

Jennifer

Sylvia Toyama

We saw some rescued baby hummingbirds yesterday - -it was so cool!

One of the Moms at our homeschooling playgroup works with a wildlife rescue outfit, and specializes in bird rescues. Currently, her Cooper's Hawk is fostering 5 baby Cooper's Hawks that the local authorities removed from a hotel courtyard (the parents were attacking guests!) her son is fostering some starling babies, along with the hummingbirds.

Since baby birds eat frequently (like every 20 minutes for those little hummers!) she carries them with her when she goes out. Little tiny nest in a cardboard box covered with cheesecloth and a cloth diaper to keep them warm. She was feeding them from a tiny syringe, and the kids got to watch. To get them to open their mouths for food, she gently blows over them to simulate the movement of their mother's wings. They open their beaks wide and she puts several drops of food in. In the wild, the mother feeds babies regurgitated food until they fledge and begin to find their own food. We learned that while hummingbirds will happily eat sugar water, they are in fact carnivores. The reason they drink nectar in the wild is to get the tiny insects that hide in the flowers. The tiny birds were so cute, and it was great to learn more about them. The boys really enjoyed it all.

Syl


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In a message dated 6/10/04 9:10:16 AM, sylgt04@... writes:

<< The reason they drink nectar in the wild is to get the tiny insects that
hide in the flowers. >>

So it's GOOD when the feeders are full of dead ants! COOL~ <bwg>