Mother Hummer

 

 

Little hummer moving to and fro,
little mother,
a fine nest to show.

Watching, waiting,
resting as she might.
On full alert, day and night.

God Bless you little mother,
God Bless your growing kin,
Keep safe this tiny nest, and those within.
SMD

Hummingbird nest. sheiladelgado.com

 

A  huge lizard got too close and she attacked him. I managed to slowly open the front door and get a few photos without  scaring her. We can see the nest from the front window.

 

Happy Spring!

 

 

 

14 thoughts on “Mother Hummer

  1. Nelvia

    How fortunate to see a nest, We have only the Ruby Red Throats here but they nest down by the lake. They do fight however, like little bombers, over the feeder until they call a truce and then fight some more.

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  2. Christine Barker

    Catching a hummingbird on camera is a mean feat! But they are so special aren’t they.

    And thanks for your wonderful enthusiasm about my website. It took me so long build it and it is still evolving, cause I think of things then have to figure out if I can do them?Sigh… I wish it were easier! But then…
    I’ve been away hence the delay in my response… umm cause I forgot to activate my g mail on my phone see I’m still learning….grin. happy spring to you too…

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    1. Sheila Post author

      Here’s to learning Christine! Sometimes frustrating, but always interesting 🙂 I wish it were easier too 🙂 i don’t use my phone for a third of what it is capable of. But I am glad to have the camera for use! Enjoy your site adventures and Happy creating to you Christine 🙂

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  3. Corinna

    Don’t you love the size of the nests! So cool you caught this series and got to witness the lizard getting a piece of her attitude!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      They are so tiny aren’t they Corinna? I’d like to save it if I can. There was one in the same bush last year, but it disappeared.

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  4. carol edan

    Lovely photos… hope she sticks with it!!! From my window I have an Hibiscus bush… Hummers sometime come and visit but each time I go out off they go… you were lucky to get the shots…

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    1. Sheila Post author

      I have seen and heard about people being able to have hummingbirds feed from their hands. Wouldn’t that be something Carol?

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  5. Kat, aka "ArtyKat"

    I just put up our window hummingbird feeder today. I thought they hadn’t come yet but they’ve been here in our area since April 7th, so I hope I haven’t lost my bird following this year. I LOVE my hummers!This was wonderful that you got the photos, Sheila!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      I haven’t seen as many lately, so it is fun to have this one to watch 🙂 Hope I get a peek at the babies 🙂

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  6. Dotty Seiter

    I’m jealous! My favorite research report ever, which I wrote as a sixth grade student at the American School in the Hague, and largely plagiarized from National Geographic magazine if the truth be known, was about hummingbirds!

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    1. Sheila Post author

      NO, say it is in’t so! LOL. I thought for sure she was going to abandon the nest yesterday, the neighbors are having some trees chopped up, and it was so loud. And my folks were gardening as well. Stay tuned… 😉

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