We figured there has to be eggs in the nest or the hummingbird wouldn't be protecting it so profusely. Jeremy was able to stand up on a chair and hold the camera over the nest to get a picture of the inside. Here is what is in it:
Jeremy has been talking about getting up and taking down the lights for quite some time but hasn't gotten to it yet. Thank goodness he didn't or we wouldn't get to take part in this exciting discovery. :) The hummingbird has been extremely territorial. If we even walk out the door onto the porch it swoops towards the porch and watches very intently while hovering. It will also go to the bush on the side of our house and sit and watch from there if we go out into the front yard. I opened up the computer room window to see it closely and it even swooped at me on the other side of the screen!
This is the view from the computer room window:
Here she is hovering and watching me while I took the picture this morning.
It's funny to me that last night before Jeremy and I went to bed, Jeremy went and slowly opened the door to check on our little bird. Then he whispered to me, "She's sleeping." I went and looked and she was all tucked in her nest with her head down. She looked so cute! So, for now we will watch our little bird and wait for the eggs to hatch.
3 comments:
I think hummingbirds are so cute!! I am jealous...I want a hummingbird and a nest with eggs. I bet your girls love it!
How cool! My cousin and her family had a similar thing--their hummingbird nest was on top of something over their front door, although I can't remember what now. It was a really fun experience for their family. I just still can't get over how small their nests and eggs are. So cute!
I wish we could come see your new pet. That is a very exciting thing for the kids to see.
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