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Title: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: Hyacinth on March 19, 2006, 11:14:37
A friend in North Carolina sent me this mail this morning:

I  found a hummingbird nest and took pictures all the way from eggs to leaving the nest. Click next at the bottom of the pictures. There are 5 pages in all. It took 24 days from birth to flight.



Link: http://community-2.webtv.net/Velpics/HUM/
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: lorna on March 19, 2006, 11:59:03
Alishka. Wow and Wow again. What fantastic pics and to see the babies growing day by day is just awesome. I had to go back and have another view.
Lorna.
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: Hyacinth on March 19, 2006, 12:24:48
Really something, eh? There are lots of hummingbirds in NC & shops sell special hummingbird feeders - a sort of sugar solution you put in them, as I recall. I've been mailing this neighbour of my son's since I met her last year. Their properties are all heavily wooded but the bird had nested close to the house. I'm pleased she sent it to me.
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: angle shades on March 19, 2006, 12:28:14
thank you so much for these beautiful pictures.They bring back lots of happy
memories of time spent in North Carolina watching humming birds on their
sugar  solution feeders in my aunties garden!

thanks once again/angle shades x
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: rosebud on March 19, 2006, 16:16:34
Wow Lish fantastic pictures, i like Lorna have looked at them twice they are wonderfull. Thank you for posting them.
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: Hyacinth on March 19, 2006, 18:00:33
Quote from: angle shades on March 19, 2006, 12:28:14
thank you so much for these beautiful pictures.They bring back lots of happy
memories of time spent in North Carolina watching humming birds on their
sugar  solution feeders in my aunties garden!

thanks once again/angle shades x

Whereabouts in NC, Shades? This was taken in Chapel Hill.
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: mat on March 19, 2006, 19:58:12
Wow, they are minute - the toothpick really helped guage scale.  wonderful piccies.

mat
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: Paulines7 on March 19, 2006, 22:10:37
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful pics.  Thanks for sharing them.   :D
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: GREENWIZARD on March 20, 2006, 09:04:11
amazing pics AM :)
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: Roof on March 20, 2006, 09:24:23
Incredible Alishka.
I couldn't believe it when I saw the toothpick. All the pix were so big and in focus.
Don't know what's more astonishing - the hummingbirds or the camera!
Ok, the hummingbirds win.  ;D
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: Heldi on March 20, 2006, 11:32:09
Alishka they are very special pictures. Truely amazing. What a lovely thing to look at whilst having my coffee! ;D
Title: Re: The birth of a hummingbird
Post by: angle shades on March 20, 2006, 14:10:12
Alishka,
             
           my family lived in Carrboro, an area like Chapel Hill,lots of trees around
the houses so lots of wildlife. I saw my first humming bird at NC Botanical Gardens,( they love red flowers ) its one of my favourite places along with the Carolina
Brewery also in Chapel Hill!!!!
           
            kind regards/angle shades x
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