Saturday, September 19, 2009

Birth of a Hummingbird

These were posted on a website my mom shared with me. They're so tiny & amazing!

Here is the proud momma - a tiny bird on a tiny nest:

The mom left to grab a bite to eat & this is what they found:
Two tiny pearl white eggs, all of 13mm (½") long!

A week later, the first born makes his appearance.

"I want my mommy!!"
Baby #1 gets a sibling:
When they're born, they are less than 1/2 an inch long. Tiny!!

About 10 days later they're starting to get
fuzzy & show some colors:


After about 5 more days:
They're so "big", they hardly fit in the nest now:

At the ripe age of 21 days, both babies had left the nest.
Here is a picture that was posted for a size comparison: WOW!!

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