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Spring Is…

March 29, 2010March 29, 2010Posted in CaliforniaTagged Annas Hummingbird, Egg Sitting, Nature, Nesting, Spring2 Comments

…flowers, longer days, new beginnings, and baby birds.

A friend called me yesterday to tell me his mother had found a Hummingbird nest in her rose bush while pruning it. He invited me over to photograph the nest which has an egg, and perhaps get the mama bird in flight.
Of course I couldn’t resist. It was thrilling to see how tiny the nest and egg are. To get her landing in the nest was the cherry on top of an already pretty good day.

Here she is coming back to the nest! This was thrilling. I wasn’t even sure I got the shot until today when I uploaded them.

First I saw this…

Then she sat on her egg never taking her eye off me.

Feathering the Nest

February 11, 2010February 11, 2010Posted in CaliforniaTagged Annas Hummingbird, Birds, Feathers, Gardens, NestLeave a comment

He found this little down feather and was shaking, and plucking at it. I think to get it ready for his nest. Something caught his attention in this Oleander-which is where he lives. See the little feather stuck on the end of the branch? He cleverly lodged it there for safe keeping. He flitted around my yard gathering fluffy things for two days. He’s flitting around today, but not gathering things. His bed will be soft and warm.

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