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Captured on Friday, about three weeks ago I found this tiny nest nestled in the mist of tree branches, with moss, with the hummingbird watching and sitting on eggs. I was very lucky to even notice nest and watch it periodically; I went out Friday and got the shots, it was fun watching but the mosquitoes ate me alive, lucky I had some bug spray. It was fun and a good challenge for my new D6.

Thank you for looking and enjoy.

Chris S.

Jun 27, 2020 at 02:00 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

Lovely Chris. It is great that you were able to find that tiny nest with even tinier chicks in it.

Morris

Jun 27, 2020 at 02:15 PM

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Beautifully captured images of the HB feeding its chicks, Chris! It seems the nest is semi solid and nicely-shaped. Plus, there is some kind moss and ivy growth on it. It looks like the HB hummer keeps on coming back to this nest, it seems.

TFS,
Joshua

Jun 27, 2020 at 02:18 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

How sweet these are. Wonderful shots. Love them

Birdie

Jun 27, 2020 at 05:11 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

Thank you for sharing a great set of photographs

Jun 27, 2020 at 06:07 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

Terrific set Chris, you sure caught some great interaction on this morning.

Jun 27, 2020 at 06:46 PM

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morris wrote:
Lovely Chris. It is great that you were able to find that tiny nest with even tinier chicks in it.

Morris

Thank you Morris, as I was walking the trail I noticed activity in the brush and saw the adult HB hovering and laid into nest, is how I found the nest.

Chris S.

Jun 28, 2020 at 12:18 AM

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Fabulous--thanks for taking one for the team to get these fantastic shots! Maybe it's my anthropocentric imagination but they really seem to convey that (loving?) parenting instinct.

Well done; thanks for posting.

--Kim

Jun 28, 2020 at 09:10 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

Wow, what a terrific set of shots of the hummingbirds. Your preparation was definitely worth the effort. I sympathize with your having to deal with mosquitos.

Jun 28, 2020 at 11:48 AM

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birdied wrote:
How sweet these are. Wonderful shots. Love them

Birdie

Roberta, Thank you for your comments, very much appreciated.

Chris S.

Jun 28, 2020 at 02:58 PM

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Nice find Chris, I keep looking for one but no luck yet! You did a nice job on this set, thanks for sharing.

Karl

Jun 28, 2020 at 08:40 PM

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Dragonfire wrote:
Thank you for sharing a great set of photographs

Thank You Dragonflre for your comment.

Chris S.

Jun 29, 2020 at 08:27 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

This is a fantastic series... I really like your choice in composition throughout... These are great study in a hummingbird's natural history.

Jun 29, 2020 at 09:48 AM

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louie champan wrote:
Terrific set Chris, you sure caught some great interaction on this morning.

Thank You Louie, your comment is very much appreciated.

Chris S.

Jun 29, 2020 at 12:44 PM

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wonderer wrote:
Fabulous--thanks for taking one for the team to get these fantastic shots! Maybe it's my anthropocentric imagination but they really seem to convey that (loving?) parenting instinct.

Well done; thanks for posting.

--Kim

Kim, thank you so much for your kind comments, they are very much appreciated

Chris S.

Jun 29, 2020 at 06:57 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

Superb set! Bravo!

Jun 29, 2020 at 07:30 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

wow chris, what a rare find. awesome

Jun 30, 2020 at 10:31 AM

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dallvr wrote:
Wow, what a terrific set of shots of the hummingbirds. Your preparation was definitely worth the effort. I sympathize with your having to deal with mosquitos.

dallier, Thank You for your comments, but dealing with those mosquitos was a pain in the a**.

Chris S.

Jun 30, 2020 at 05:42 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · A Nurturing Hummingbird

Hey Chris. I can't post mine, now, because yours look so much better. Haha. I shot the same nest 11 days ago. Tough light. Babies were much smaller. I could barely see their beaks. Well done friend. The mom has more red color in the gorget and some on top of the head, too, that I have ever seen before. Thus, I thought she was a male at first and I know they don't feed.
Rex

Jun 30, 2020 at 08:48 PM

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Karl Witt wrote:
Nice find Chris, I keep looking for one but no luck yet! You did a nice job on this set, thanks for sharing.

Karl

Karl,

Thank You for comments, I hope you get lucky one of these days, it is fun to watch them progress.

Chris S.

Jul 01, 2020 at 01:28 AM

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