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Posted by Doug on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 0 comments
Hummingbird, part IV (mom and the babies)
Concluding the series of shots of the hummingbird nest in our condo complex. These were taken one day after the previous post.
There she is.
8 May 2010
Posted by Doug on Saturday, May 22, 2010 0 comments
Categories: animals, flora, hummingbirds
Hummingbird, part III (more with the babies)
There's Dolores!
It's feeding time.
She is not exactly gentle, but it appears they can handle it.
In case you're wondering, those dark spots on the leaves are... what you think they are. According to World of Hummingbirds, the babies are born nest-trained (so to speak); they won't do that in the nest.
If you're wondering how they're safe when mom isn't around, here's a wide shot of the tree. Can you spot the nest?
7 May 2010
Posted by Doug on Saturday, May 22, 2010 0 comments
Categories: animals, flora, hummingbirds
Hummingbird, part II
Following up on the previous post, here's the hummingbird's nest a little over two weeks later.
No, wait! That fuzz is the baby hummingbirds. They've hatched!
The babies get fed from their mother (Dolores).Their eyes aren't open yet at this point, so they just open their mouths when they sense she's returned.
She really gets her beak down their throats.
2 May 2010
Posted by Doug on Friday, May 14, 2010 0 comments
Categories: animals, flora, hummingbirds
Hummingbird
One recent morning my wife was leaving for work and I was about to head out for my morning workout, but as we walked toward the stairs I took her on a detour to the other side of our condo's courtyard, past this umbrella tree.
Yes, it's a hummingbird in the nest.
Suffice it to say, I blew off my workout and (with my wife's urging) went and got the camera.
And for just a couple minutes she left, so here we get a glimpse of the tiny eggs.
My wife has named her Dolores.
13 Apr 2010
Posted by Doug on Sunday, May 02, 2010 0 comments
Categories: animals, hummingbirds, trees
Butterflies: Monarch
At the Butterfly Jungle exhibit at San Diego Wild Animal Park, one walks through a room filled with butterflies.
Wait--is that...
It's a Monarch!
And here's another.
In this last one, it lied down that way. It was fine.
2 Apr 2010
Posted by Doug on Saturday, April 17, 2010 0 comments
Categories: butterflies, zoo