Posted on 03/30/2014 12:13:38 PM PDT by patriot08
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.
Phoebe
The hummingbird; one of God's most beautiful and enchanting creations
Amazing facts about the hummingbird: 'MAGIC IN THE AIR' (PBS)
..or I’m standing outside nowhere near the camera.
Like the night we had a chuck wills widow sitting on a log in the side lot.
“Peent! Peent! *buzzing noise as the bird dives*”
Oops.
Common nighthawk.
*sigh*
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9qpsyjmda5Q
This guy.
Peenting.
All night.
I’ll run across two tonight when I get home, they’ll be making various sounds from opposite sides of the yard.
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_nighthawk/sounds
It is a remarkably large bird.
Not exactly the size you expect when you finally see it sleepily sitting and watching you.
Cornell description could use some work.
“Medium sized” is roughly crow size to bluejay size.
We have ruby throated here but I’ve never seen one nesting. The most we’ve had at one time is eleven. They bring such joy and excitement each year.
We have ruby throated here but I’ve never seen one nesting. The most we’ve had at one time is eleven. They bring such joy and excitement each year.
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Then enjoy Phoebe. She’s a Channel island hummer but you can
enjoy the rare opportunity to see close up how they raise their young.
Thank you for the information.
I’ll see if I can identify some of them. :)
Here’s something you may be interested in:
(I had no idea about this fact about my city)
http://www.birdzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3342&Itemid=
Explains all the hummers. :)
Thanks for the website:
http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/common_nighthawk/sounds
That’s great. You can type in any bird and hear the sounds it makes. Never knew such a site existed!
That’s delightful! All the birds are using your area as a way station B4 their final push further south.
This winter, we have had sightings of snow owls.....they do not usually come this far south from the Artic.
I started my GD on her *life list* many years ago.....and would have liked to add a snowy to that list, for her and me!
We spent a day hiking in the area they were reported by had no luck...but being outdoors is reward enough!
Welcome!
You must be a real ‘birder’. :)
Had no idea Corpus Christi was elected the ‘birdiest’ city in the US ten times in a row.
Maybe one day you all came make a trip down here and fill out your lists. :)
Yes, I am. Promise not to laugh? While I was putzing around on the 'puter, I got a phone call from my son who asked *Do you want to see a bald eagle?*
Answer...*YES!!!*...I grabbed my binoculars and he picked me up and took me down to the River .....and we enjoyed watching him for a while...until a cop came by and told us to move the truck. >;)
The CT River valley is host to many bald eagles who winter down here from the northlands of Maine and Canada....a very few have stayed on and are nesting down here....which is very cool.
I'm thinking it's time to get my hummie feeders out and get them set up.....historically, we don't see them until Apr. 15th or thereabouts. It won't be long now!
Thank you for the invite! You are indeed blessed with your year-round residents. Ever see a hummie catch a bug in mid-air?
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No, I haven’t seen a hummie catch an insect in mid-air.
That got me interested, so I looked it up.
You’d think they use their bills like tweezers to pluck them out of the air, but they just go at them with their bills open and scoop them up.
No, I’m not laughing at your trip to see an eagle. :)
I do the same, but my trips are for Texas endangered wildlife. I’m quite active doing all I can to help save them.
It’s a thrill for me to see our endangered Whooping Cranes, turtles, horned lizard and Ocelots.
(See my bio page)
It was quite a thrill for me a while back to be able to journey into deep S Texas and actually see the beautiful, shy little wild cat, the Texas Ocelot-which is almost extinct, due to hunting and loss of habitat.
Some of the conservationists were successful in trapping one for banding and examination, and I got to be there to see it.
So..I know how you feel.
Good luck to you and happy birding!
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