MADDOGS
THE ADVENTURE CREW: Master, The Nomad, Sweet Bird of Freedom (aka Freeta Roam), Pixie & Pod, Miss Cycle, Ivan the writing muse, Jude, and the brains of the crew--Croc. DOUBLE-CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGEFriday, June 04, 2004
FRIDAY--The hummingbird eggs hatched today! Two of them. When I went over to my housesitting job to wrap things up, I noticed that the mother (or father--I think both parents egg-sit) was away from the nest, but there were little sounds. There were also flakes of shell on the ground, under the nest. Soon two itsy-bitsy fluffy heads were sticking their beaks in the air, hoping for a meal of gnats or some such delicious fare. I got a ladder, climbed up and had a look-see. Each baby was no larger than a garbanzo bean--and way much cuter than a garbanzo bean.
I waited where I could view the nest without alarming the parents and watched as they fed their young.
The entire nest, both chicks and the mother could fit inside a ping pong ball, cut in half.
Truly incredible.
I waited where I could view the nest without alarming the parents and watched as they fed their young.
The entire nest, both chicks and the mother could fit inside a ping pong ball, cut in half.
Truly incredible.
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