Hummingbird webcam

[Norse]

Wow! I have not looked in about a week. They sure have gotten big! Every once in a while you see one of their long tongues dart out or they practice furiously beating their wings.

[badger]

they are just two little pooping machines!!

[PamNY]

The "fledge watch" officially begins today. The kids are preening like crazy. Getting ready for the big event, I suppose.

[bmccasland]

I haven't check in on the little buggers for a week, and MY! how they've grown! They're huge, if one considers a hummingbird huge.

[badger]

we (my co-worker and I) saw one of them buzzing his/her wings like crazy a couple of days ago.

After they fledge, do they come back to the nest, or is that it??

[PamNY]

Badger, I wondered that, too. Someone in the chat said the hummingbirds stay on a nearby branch and mom feeds them for a while.

They certainly do look ready to go! Right now they are speculating in chat that it's too late in the day for a fledge.

Everyone said the same thing about one of our hawks this spring, but he didn't listen and fledged right before sunset.

[tulip]

They are gone! I tuned in this morning and they were both there. I had to take a call and when I came back a few minutes later, there was only one. Oh!

And then someone came into my office and I had to talk with them for a few minutes. When I turned around, the nest was empty! I just missed both fledges.

I will take a look at the video later. I didn't expect this to be so emotional!