I looked up and straight ahead and saw a small hummingbird nest with two beaks sticking up in the air.
I was taking in the laundry today and all of a sudden I heard the humming of a hummingbird………..Barry had told me that he had seen one frequently out back of our cabin. I looked up searching for the tiny bird and to my surprise, I looked directly at a nest that was in our Poui tree. I could see two little beaks pointing straight up in the air.
The two baby hummingbirds were snuggled side by side in the nest.
The nest is made out of soft materials like moss and lichen, cotton fluffs, soft plant pieces, dryer lint, and leaf hairs. Items are brought back to the nest a little at a time and glued together with spider webs……..there’s loads of those here at Harbour Club!
I wanted you to see how this nest is cradled in a tri-fork of a Poui tree.
The Mama hummingbird looks for a place that is well off the ground to prevent predators such as ants, snakes, and predatory birds finding the nest. It must also be sheltered from wind and the heat of the sun during the main part of the day. She found a really good solid base in our Poui tree where three branches had grown from a knot.
The two baby hummingbirds are so sweet and almost look like they are getting too big to fit both of them together.
I’m thinking these two little ones will be flying the nest pretty soon as they seem to be really squished in there together.
A beautiful twosome.........I'm hoping if I watch close enough, I'll see them trying to fly really soon.
Here's a closeup of one of the babies in the nest.
And so, I’ll be watching the babies and hoping to get a few photos as they learn to fly. The positioning of the tree and the nest may make it difficult as I don’t want to scare them. We’ll see………hope you enjoy these photos.
Marta
