Get ready for a cuteness overload...

[Agapornis]

a mama hummingbird sitting on a nest!
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i am going crazy for these wildlife webcams! First the eagles, now this!

 

[Terry57]

What a cool nest! Just as the cam came up, she flew off, so I will keep checking back to see her

 

[jenphilly]

she's back and its windy!!

 

[Agapornis]

Her nest is the size of a golf ball, and the eggs are the size of tic tacs! Isnt that amazing???

 

[Terry57]

Oh my, she is really blowing around! She is so precious!!!

 

[jenphilly]

okay, who is taking on the duty of daily monitoring so we know when the babies hatch!?

 

[Terry57]

We can take shifts! That will be amazing to see those little tiny things!

 

[Agapornis]

I wonder how she will fit in the nest after the babies hatch??? It's so tiny!

 

[Agapornis]

Count me in for a daily shift, lol!

 

[jenphilly]

You take morning shift and I'll check in the afternoons

 

[Agapornis]

You got it. Good thing my boss is on vacation, lol!

 

[Terry57]

Guess that makes me evening shift..lol.

 

[Allee]

She's beautiful and that tiny little nest looks about the size of a thimble. It really is cuteness overload.

 

[RavensGryf]

A few years ago I was fortunate enough to experience this right in my tree where I used to live we saw eggs, babies, and all. It was such a cool experience. I'd never seen anything like that before.

Edit: I thought I'd mention it here (I also said it in a recent post) but in order for us to see the little nest and eggs, we had to carefully pull down on a branch in order for it to be within view... I thought it was funny that we had to assure to release the branch back into place very carefully, as to not accidentally "fling" the nest and eggs off!

 

[Agapornis]

RavensGryf, how lucky you were to see that first hand! I am hooked on this hummingbird webcam, it's so relaxing to watch it. I can't wait to see how the babies and the mama fit in that tiny little nest!

 

[jenphilly]

I checked early this morning when I woke up, then realized I'm on the east coast, was still dark there!!!

 

[Cambear]

She's back!

Edit: Egg movement!

 

[Agapornis]

I THOUGHT i saw the eggs moving a little....they only take 17 days to hatch, can you believe that?

lol @ jenphilly, checking in the dark!

 

[Cambear]

I can't see them moving, I'm too blind! But someone, I'm assuming a chat mod, kept saying that there was egg movement. And yeah, I read 16-18 days! The first egg is 17 days old, I believe. Any time now!

 

[Agapornis]

Oh my gosh, i'm so excited! Between this and the eagle cam, i'm not getting much work done, lol.

I was thinking the eggs were just moving from the wind, but it could have been from little chicks getting ready! We shall see!