tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69536371700510485602024-03-21T12:47:08.817-07:00HummingbirdDale Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703878916409923767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953637170051048560.post-6168219002162001152013-05-31T08:00:00.000-07:002015-04-12T12:25:43.081-07:00Noticing the hummingbird - May 31, 2013A hummingbird built a nest at our house. This is a blog to follow the nest building, egg laying, hatching, and new hummingbirds going out on their own.<br />
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We were sitting in the hot tub, and saw a hummingbird land on a broken toucan that was hanging from the eve of the house. At first, I thought the bird must land there a lot, because it looked like there was quite a lot of droppings on the back of the toucan. Then we realized she's actually building a nest.<br />
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<br />Dale Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703878916409923767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953637170051048560.post-47020108622887528902012-06-04T15:45:00.000-07:002015-04-12T12:25:58.732-07:00Building the nest - June 4, 2013I took a few pictures over the next few days as she continued to work on the nest. It is built out of spider webs and bits of stuff. All of the pieces are very small, things that a hummingbird can carry.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">June 4, you can see spider web on her beak.</td></tr>
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<br />Dale Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703878916409923767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953637170051048560.post-7626456570002929812011-06-05T15:49:00.000-07:002015-04-12T12:26:14.142-07:00One egg - June 5, 2013She was acting a little weird this morning, so I checked the nest.<br />
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<br />Dale Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13703878916409923767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6953637170051048560.post-49211841772046894822010-06-07T15:51:00.000-07:002015-04-12T12:26:26.262-07:00Two eggs - June 7, 2013I'd read that hummingbirds always lay 2 eggs, so I continued to check. Today there was a second egg.<br />
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