Then there were TWO........the second egg hatched today.
I peeked into the nest today while Mama hummingbird was away and discovered that the second egg had hatched. Apparently when hummingbirds lay their eggs, the incubation starts once both eggs are in the nest and so they hatch at about the same time.
I never thought they'd be so dark and scrawny looking with a few feathers on their back.
I managed to catch two little beaks wide open and waiting for food.
Here's the cracked egg and you can just see the yellow beak of the second, newly hatched humminbird
Two hummingbird babies lying beside the discarded shells....I wonder what will happen to the egg shells as the birds get larger.
I’m so pleased at being able to photograph these sweet little hummingbird nestlings.
Enjoy!
Marta