Look how big the baby hummingbirds are!!!! You can see their feathers developing, and now their beaks always show. I suspect they will be fledging very very soon. A good friend said to keep watching - at some point the mama bird will likely sit a ways away and call to them. I'm looking forward to seeing them learning to fly, even if it means they'll be going away.Another friend suggested leaving the nest in place - saying sometimes they will return next year to the same nest, if it is still there.
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They are really filling that nest!!
I know when our phoebes hatch, we sometimes see them practicing flying, or just perched right near the nest. And they'll hang around for a day or so.
Then we don't see them again until much later in the summer...maybe they exhaust all the food right near us while they're nesting and fledging.
Enjoy!! I hope you get to see them as they leave the nest!
Sue
I'm getting a bit worried that they will leave the nest before I get my fill of hummingbird photos! They do look very fat and well fed - their parents must be working very hard indeed.
I hope I get to see them learn to fly, too. And... I don't think I'll be ready when they are ready to go. It's one of those happy/sad things, right?
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