The highlight for me was the very protective nature of the mother. She has been fighting off other birds that get too close to the nest by hovering right in front of them and then darting in with the beak. It's very effective. I even got to see her confront a squirrel, after a while the squirrel shot sideways out of the tree and landed in next door's garden
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Re: Hummingbird
Glad you all enjoyed the photos, it's been a great experience checking up on the nest every morning to see what's going on. The three year old has also really loved it and is now very sad to see the empty nest.
The highlight for me was the very protective nature of the mother. She has been fighting off other birds that get too close to the nest by hovering right in front of them and then darting in with the beak. It's very effective. I even got to see her confront a squirrel, after a while the squirrel shot sideways out of the tree and landed in next door's garden
The highlight for me was the very protective nature of the mother. She has been fighting off other birds that get too close to the nest by hovering right in front of them and then darting in with the beak. It's very effective. I even got to see her confront a squirrel, after a while the squirrel shot sideways out of the tree and landed in next door's garden