I have a Humming bird nest right outside my livingroom window

[proud patriot]

:bounce: OMG it's so precious :loveya:

[mitchtv]

1. I had two hatch last month

Did you know that they are entirely raised by the single mom? The dads are extremely promiscuous and even mate out of species(I read that in the newspaper)

[proud patriot]

3. This is my first nest .

I have only seen the one in the nest , looks like a
little tiny pot with a handle when she's in it ...

:bounce: I so excited :bounce:

[wryter2000]

2. Enjoy

They'll let you quite close to their nests. What a treat.

[proud patriot]

4. It's within 4 feet of my window

all I have do is sit on my couch and watch with delight :D

[arcane1]

5. sweet! Reminds me I have to get the feeder setup this year

it's that time again!

I have some doves nesting on my balcony, but cannot imagine the cuteness of a hummingbird nest! :D

[proud patriot]

10. I'll show it to you the next time you are here

:D

[BrotherBuzz]

6. Neat, I've never seen a nest.

We feed through the winter and enjoyed a pair outside the kitchen window. We stopped feeding about three weeks ago when blossoms arrived and they scattered, but they will be back when the fifty foot high trumpet vine across the alley starts blooming. Lucky you!

[proud patriot]

8. It's in a mock orange

but it's big like a tree ...they love the mock orange bossoms ..

[BrotherBuzz]

13. We have a mock orange in the backyard...

I'll keep my eyes open. Interesting, I was watching and listening to the male hummingbird's mating ritual. He darts up a hundred feet or so, hovers for a few seconds, lets out a high pitched short whistle (almost a loud PEEP), then swoops down faster than lickity-split. The same flight path is repeated 4 or 5 times. I can hear the PEEP from inside the house and know when to go outside to view (like Chance the Gardener, "I like to watch").

Oh, today I saw my friend, the ruby throated hummingbird feeding on the blooming star jasmine in the backyard so they must be nesting in our neighborhood.

Edit: I've identified him as an Anna's hummingbird. My, we learn a lot on DU.

[jpak]

7. Do you know what kind of hummingbird it is????

n/t

[proud patriot]

9. It's brownish and the nest looks like it's made of a mud substance

and I'm in the Bay Area in California ..

Do you know what kind it might be or where
I can find out ?

[Lisa]

12. California hummingbirds

http://www.mschloe.com/hummer/hummers.htm


We have Anna's up here on Vancouver Island. I'm particularly impressed by how they overwinter. I guess they manage to get by on bugs and tree sap ...

Saw an abandoned nest last year, made mainly of old man's beard lichens.

[Kat45]

11. Oh, you're so lucky.

They must be so adorable!

[Aristus]

14. Stupid hummingbirds!

Why don't they quit humming and learn the lyrics? :evilgrin: