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PHOEBE HAS TWO BABIES (hummingbird live cam- new cam, very close up)
Phoebe the hummingbird live cam ^ | 3/30/14 | patriot08

Posted on 03/30/2014 12:13:38 PM PDT by patriot08



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New better live web camera!
Extremely up close view of Phoebe and her new babies.

A new camera has been installed very close up so we may have the rare privilege of observing the feeding, care and fledgling of hummingbird chicks.



Take a break from all the depressing news of the day.

Phoebe Allen, the adorable little hummingbird now has two new babies. HERE

Absolutely cute overload.




Phoebe is a Channel Island Allen hummingbird who lives in Orange County, California. She has been hatching 4 to 5 clutches per year and her nest has been on net webcam since 2007. She builds her nests in a rose bush, and the nest is about the size of a golf ball, with eggs being about the size of a tic-tac candy. The season for nesting is October through May/early June, and Phoebe will lay four to five clutches per season. Two eggs are laid per clutch, they hatch after 17 days, and the chicks typically fly three to four weeks later. Phoebe will sometimes build a new nest, but frequently repairs old nests.



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Phoebe






The hummingbird; one of God's most beautiful and enchanting creations

Amazing facts about the hummingbird: 'MAGIC IN THE AIR' (PBS)















TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: hummingbirds; livecam
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1 posted on 03/30/2014 12:13:38 PM PDT by patriot08
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To: MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; NYC GOP Chick; ...

New, live cam very close up on the hummingbirds. The clarity is amazing.

Never realized they were so tiny.
The nest is about the size of a golf ball and the eggs were the size of tic-tacs!


2 posted on 03/30/2014 12:20:21 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: patriot08


3 posted on 03/30/2014 12:25:49 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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Last year a mama hummingbird built her nest in the bamboo directly outside my living room window, 1 chick only. The nest was tennis ball sized and seemed kinda deep; the most I saw of the chick was it’s head sticking out the top.


4 posted on 03/30/2014 12:25:59 PM PDT by eclecticEel ("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
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5 posted on 03/30/2014 12:27:14 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: patriot08

“Miniscule”


6 posted on 03/30/2014 1:08:18 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: patriot08

Hummingbirds also have a severe Napoleon complex.
They will attack with minimal provocation.
“You’re under my tree! Feel my tiny feathery WRAAAAATH!”


7 posted on 03/30/2014 1:09:32 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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To: patriot08

Wow! I’ve only seen them flying, not in a nest.


8 posted on 03/30/2014 1:10:15 PM PDT by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: patriot08

WOW. That is really neat!


9 posted on 03/30/2014 1:11:12 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: ican'tbelieveit; Star Traveler

Keep checking in. You’ll see Phoebe feed her babies.
She feeds them a mixture of nectar and bug slurry that she has stored in her crop.
Very cute.


10 posted on 03/30/2014 2:00:34 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: patriot08

Really neat! Thanks for posting this.


11 posted on 03/30/2014 3:12:57 PM PDT by Bigg Red (1 Pt 1: As he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in every aspect of your conduct.)
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Amazing hummingbird facts:.

>The average hummingbird weighs only about 3 grams (less than a nickel by comparison).

>Hummingbirds live on the edge of survival and can starve to death in 3 to 5 hours..

>Humming birds, on an average, beat their wings 80 times per second. However, in some species, it has been recorded that these creatures can beat their wings 200 times per second. Its heart rate is often more that 1,200 beats per minute.

>Hummingbird can perch on the tree. But these birds cannot hop or even walk.

>Each day hummingbird has to eat at least ½ of weight. It will use 5 till 8 hours a day to eat food.

>Of all bird species, hummingbirds have the largest known relative heart size. The heart represents 2.4 percent of their body weight.If the average man’s metabolism was comparable to that of a hummingbird, he would have to eat 285 pounds of hamburger every day in order to maintain his weight.An active hummingbird can starve to death in as little as two hours. 90 percent of the hummingbird’s diet is nectar. A hummingbird will visit between 1,000 and 2,000 blossoms each day. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell, as far as is known. They use their eyesight to help them locate nectar sources and to get insects out of the air or off leaves.

>There are 340 species of hummingbirds making them the second most diverse bird family on earth.

>Believe it or not, there are hummingbird predators such as the praying mantis, the dragonfly, the robber fly, certain spiders, some frogs, and larger predatory birds.

>An amazing fact about the humming bird is that it can fly up, down, forward, backward and even upside down. A humming bird can rotate its wings from its shoulder blades, which enables it to hover and fly in different positions. Only insects can fly like this.

>The vision of these tiny birds is so spectacular that they can see places much farther than any human being. Moreover, these birds can also see ultraviolet light.

See more at: http://www.hummingbird-guide.com/hummingbird- facts.html#sthash.4fVHV6ir.dpuf





12 posted on 03/30/2014 3:13:27 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: Bigg Red

You’re very welcome!


13 posted on 03/30/2014 3:15:18 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: Jeff Chandler

Thanks for the pics.
The babies with the pin feathers..quite funny looking. :)


14 posted on 03/30/2014 3:16:41 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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Thanks for posting, patriot 08. I’ve been watching for a couple of weeks now and love it.


15 posted on 03/30/2014 4:37:41 PM PDT by jch10 (Election Day, 2014. May be the most important day since Bunker Hill.)
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While the female is left to build the nest and raise the babies, the little male will fiercely guard her and his territory.


16 posted on 03/30/2014 4:53:13 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: Darksheare

Glad it is not my imagination. There is one which hangs around the front porch. There are times when I duck because when it takes off, it seems to be coming right at me.


17 posted on 03/30/2014 5:02:39 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: jch10

You’re welcome


18 posted on 03/30/2014 5:04:54 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: jch10; All

If you watch the ‘chat’ room, the administrator (guy who set up cam) comes on frequently to answer questions- like how he set up the cam, questions about the care of Phoebe re; filling hummer feeder and even putting out building material like fluff for her to find to build her nest.
Very interesting.


19 posted on 03/30/2014 5:13:25 PM PDT by patriot08 (NATIVE TEXAN (girl type))
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To: Protect the Bill of Rights; patriot08

A little, looked yellow, hummingbird charged my missus.
First sign something was up was this strange noise.
Sounded like “yeeeeeeet”, it rammed my wife and flew off with a parting “ Eeeeeeeeeeee!” noise.
Problem: we don’t normally have yellow hummers blatting about here.
So what was he?
(Looked kinda chubby, tail splayed in flight. Looked like a caffeine buzzed badminton shuttlecock with a needle nose and attitude problem.)


20 posted on 03/30/2014 5:42:45 PM PDT by Darksheare (Try my coffee, first one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
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