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Bob H
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Hummingbird Nest
I know this is not Baja stuff, but I am so excited that I found a hummingbird nest while trimming frost bitten leaves from my hass avacado tree today.
Check out this photo with two hummingbird eggs in the nest that are smaller than the tip of your little finger. WOW.... I'm going to be a father!
Hah!
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The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Oh my goodness! Bob, is that nest as close to the ground as it appears to be? Great photo! How fun to wait and watch as they "warm up" and hatch!How
big around would you estimate the nest? Looks tiny!!
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Bob H
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This nest is about four and one half feet above the ground. The eggs are the size of jellybeans so I'd say the nest is about 3" in diameter. I also
have a photo of the mother sitting ON the nest to keep the eggs warm.
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The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Bob H
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Here's momma hummingbird on the nest tonight...
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The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Great shot Bob H!! Would be great to also see the one with the mom on the eggs. ++Ken++
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Ah Bob - what you have to look forward to!
My experience last year:
http://www.bajatrekker.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=251
(Edited 5/19 to show changed link)
[Edited on 5-19-2007 by Natalie Ann]
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Natalie Ann
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Bob - I forgot to tell you what outstanding photos you've taken. They're really great... and I look forward to all the updates. It's almost like
being a mama all over again.  
Nena
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Bob H
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Natalie Ann.... I can't wait to see them hatch.... Your photos are fantastic!
Bob H
[Edited on 3-18-2007 by Bob H]
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Great shot Bob H!! Would be great to also see the one with the mom on the eggs. ++Ken++ |
Go back and look. She's doing her duty!
Bob H
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Wonderful pics and the link to Natalie Ann's, amazing!
Love those nature shots.
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Ken Bondy
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Natalie Ann those are FANTASTIC! ++Ken++
[Edited on 3-18-2007 by Ken Bondy]
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Great pictures --- great little birds.
Thanks Bob and Natalie Ann
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Fellow hummingbird lovers, any advice on how to keep the hooded orioles out of my h-bird feeders?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamigo
Fellow hummingbird lovers, any advice on how to keep the hooded orioles out of my h-bird feeders? |
Yes, acquire an Oriole feeder and get the type that has a little plug that keeps the hummingbirds from getting into the Oriole feeder. I have both
and there is no poaching of food supplies.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajamigo
Fellow hummingbird lovers, any advice on how to keep the hooded orioles out of my h-bird feeders? |
A bb gun works great!
Bob,
Nice pictures, they are very photogenic birds. We have an army in our backyard. With an occasional Oriole visiting just recently.
Ken
[Edited on 3-18-2007 by tripledigitken]
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Bob H
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The hairs that you see in her nest are from my dog Shelby (who is a bigtime shedder) as we comb her out in the back yard every other day. Unreal to
see this in the construction of her nest.
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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Bob - This particular hummer will sometimes return to/use the same nest the following year. Mine returned and seemed to search and search for her old
nest... was very upset and vocal about its absence. After several days of "mourning", she began work on another. I have not been home this month to
see the new family, and of course they'll be gone before my return. As I said before, I'm soooo looking forward to seeing the rest of your pix.
Note: Disappearance of nest was due to some folks I hired to trim the lawn - they thought my butterfly trees could use some trimming too. 
And thank you everyone for the photo kudos... I'll pass them along to Steve.
Nena
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I have hope....
Thanks Bob and Natalie for sharing your pictures.
I have been thinking for the last couple of weeks about my mama hummer from last year and wondering if she would return this year to raise another two
babies. After reading the thread today, I went out to the location in the big ficus where last year's nest was. I pulled up a patio chair to peer
into the old nest, but sadly, it was abandoned. Oh well, no mama, I thought and went back to garden puttering. About five minutes later, I was
walking under the ficus again, and there was a hummer hovering about 12 inches from my head in the distinctive way they do. Not exactly threatening,
but very clearly warning you to BACK OFF. So, I think I'll probably have another family this year. I'll just have to look out for the new location.
By the way, for several years, I had a pair of nesting hooded orioles in my palms. About two years ago, crows (ravens, blackbirds?) took over the
neighborhood and chased off the mockers and the orioles. The crows don't seem to be as abundant this year and the mocker community has returned but
the orioles haven't. Anybody know about this phenomenon of the crow invasion in San Diego? I'm not a birder, but having lived in the same
neighborhood for 18 years, I've become accustomed to our bird neighbors and the changes are unusual.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by danaeb
Anybody know about this phenomenon of the crow invasion in San Diego? |
We bought our house in San Diego overlooking a canyon preserve in 1994. Not many crows then, but now they are abundant, and have chased off many
other species. However, the crows do not seem to mess with hummingbirds. As a matter of fact, I don't see any other birds that will mess with a
hummer... they are just too good at flying, forward, backwards, still, sideways, etc. that none of the other species will compete with them. I like
that. It may be the main reason they build their nests so openly.
I'll try to keep you all posted of my little babies until hatching, unless they hatch after April 1st when we will be in Brazil for almost four weeks.
Hummingbirds are my favorite.
Bob H
[Edited on 3-18-2007 by Bob H]
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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