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I led a field trip on Sunday for North Cascades Audubon and a highlight was locating this nesting female ANHU with two very new hatchlings. I've found a good vantage point and will monitor the progress of the two youngsters.
They're really good at taking turns.
She feeds 'em and then she sits on 'em!
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wow... those are amazing! how far away were you?
wow... those are amazing! how far away were you?
Thanks. I'd say no more than 8', give or take, shooting through the branches.
No cropping.
Great shots, Joe! I always worry about being that close, for fear of crows and the like zeroing in on the nest.
Great shots, Joe! I always worry about being that close, for fear of crows and the like zeroing in on the nest.
Thanks, Terry.
I always consider that and believe me, this is one well-hidden nest. It's also in a pretty thick tangle of greenery.
I know a local photographer who takes pruning shears with him to clip branches that might be "in his way" and the rest of us are always on his case about it. I think he leaves the shears at home these days, for fear of running into one of us.
Thanks, Joe. I knew you would be careful - Last year we lost a nest, we think, because crows or jays discovered it, perhaps because of our looking at it, even though a fair distance away (like 20 feet), but
in this instance the nest was quite visible.
Wow. Awesome. I would love to take a photo of a hummingbirds nest!
Wow. Awesome. I would love to take a photo of a hummingbirds nest!
Here's one from last year. They soon outgrow the nest!
they are my favorate bird! i have a web site i look at.. from the time the mama lays the eggs till the little ones fledge.. it located down at San Diago area.... !!!
Stopped by for a quick check on the twins this afternoon. They appear to be doing OK after weathering a tropical downpour around 6 AM.
Thought I was back in Louisiana.
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It is amazing how quickly hummers hatch, grow, and fledge.
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