Mrs Hummingbird on her nest

DragonSpeed · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

Out at the Reifel Bird sanctuary, we came across Mrs Hummingbird on her nest. She has at least one little one there, but I couldn't get close enough to shoot the little 'un well. It looked like it had just hatched a couple of days ago.

Here's the best shot I got of mom on the nest:

I think she's a rufous.

canonloader · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

Sweet shot. How high was the nest off the ground? Just curious.

DragonSpeed · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by canonloader

Sweet shot. How high was the nest off the ground? Just curious.

The nest was about 3 feet off the ground, but since it was down the slope a bit from the path we were on, the net effect was that she was almost at the ground level of the path.

I'm unhappy that we couldn't get a better vertical into the nest to see the little hummer inside

canonloader · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

The only nests I have seen were 5 feet or less. I'm kind of keeping track by asking people who have seen them, and so far only one has been up in the tree.

Duane N · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

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Originally Posted by canonloader

The only nests I have seen were 5 feet or less. I'm kind of keeping track by asking people who have seen them, and so far only one has been up in the tree.

Make that two Mitch...we found one last year about 30' up in a Maple and the only reason we knew it was there was it was in the line of sight of a Coopers Hawk nest we followed. Funny watching the little Hummingbird buzz the Hawks all the time.

Great finding the nest...hope you can manage some captures of the little one without disturbing the female.

alohabob · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

What a lovely nest! And a nice shot all 'round. So they tend to nest quite low to the ground, interesting.

kenyc · 17th of May 2009 (Sun)

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this.

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DragonSpeed Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Burnaby British Columbia, Canada Posts: 1,722 IMAGE EDITING OK	Mrs Hummingbird on her nest Out at the Reifel Bird sanctuary, we came across Mrs Hummingbird on her nest. She has at least one little one there, but I couldn't get close enough to shoot the little 'un well. It looked like it had just hatched a couple of days ago. Here's the best shot I got of mom on the nest: I think she's a rufous. __________________ 7D, 17-55USM IS, 70-200L 2.8 IS, Sigma 70-300mm, 17-85USM IS, 24-105L F4 IS, 100USM 2.8 macro, 100-400LUSM IS http://www.flickr.com/dragonspeed http://dragonspeed.wordpress.com

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canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,850 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Mrs Hummingbird on her nest Sweet shot. How high was the nest off the ground? Just curious. __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My Flash Gallery, My You Tube, Ride My Bi-Sickle War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

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canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,850 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Mrs Hummingbird on her nest The only nests I have seen were 5 feet or less. I'm kind of keeping track by asking people who have seen them, and so far only one has been up in the tree. __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My Flash Gallery, My You Tube, Ride My Bi-Sickle War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

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alohabob Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: big rock; middle of ocean Posts: 1,443	Re: Mrs Hummingbird on her nest What a lovely nest! And a nice shot all 'round. So they tend to nest quite low to the ground, interesting. __________________ Island Light Photography ~ www.islandlightphoto.com Facebook Page ~ https://www.facebook.com/IslandLightPhotodotcom

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kenyc Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 15,421	Re: Mrs Hummingbird on her nest Wonderful! Thanks for sharing this. __________________ Kenny A. Chaffin Art Page - Photo Gallery - Art Print Gallery - Writing&Poetry "Strive on with Awareness" - Siddhartha Gautama

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