Monthly Archives: June 2011
Small Bird Diaries – 2nd. Nest, Part 1 (May 30 thru June 16, 2011)
When we left Part 5 on May 25, 2011, our two baby black-chinned hummingbirds had fledged. Then in the Epilogue, I mentioned that only five days later, a new nest was started on a different porch support just yards from … Continue reading
Small Bird Diaries — Special Bonus Feature
I don’t know what prompted me to do this, but thought it would be fun to try some special effects with my Paint Shop Pro program. I stopped at 40 even though there were many more possibilities. I narrowed it … Continue reading
Small Bird Diaries, Part 5 (May 24 & 25, 2011)
When we left our chicks on May 23, they had gone from the two tiny dark hatchlings with short stubby yellow bills I first saw on May 3rd. to two very handsome birds about ready to fledge. May 24. Since it … Continue reading
Small Bird Diaries, Part 4 (13 thru 23 May 2011)
When we left our two hummingbird chicks on May 12th., we were just starting to see bills sticking up above the top of the nest. We don’t know exactly when they hatched, but do know I saw that one egg … Continue reading
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