Monthly Archives: June 2010

The period of June 19th. thru 27th. brought about several changes as you will see by the photos below.  When we left Part 5 on June 18th.,  the first egg just hatched.    June 19th.  Here’s our Mama the early morning after the … Continue reading →

  The question was asked earlier if a nesting hummingbird goes into a state of torpor at night in order to conserve energy as do other hummingbirds.  I don’t know for  sure, of course, but, I think they do.  Unlike … Continue reading →

To update you on our porch hummingbird nest, here’s Part 4 covering June 4 thru 8, 2010.  Mama Hummer has been spending most of her time on the nest.  The day typically begins with her feeding and then nest maintenance.  … Continue reading →

I thought this was very interesting and thought you might also.   ~~ The other day, I happened to look out the kitchen window and was greeted with a weird sight.  There were two "odd looking things" in our backyard.  I … Continue reading →

Tuesday and Wednesday, June 1 and 2   Tuesday and Wednesday wound up being very emotional days that had me both crying for sorrow and for joy!  Tuesday started out fairly normally.  Mama Hummer was again working on her nest.  It … Continue reading →