Five images showing a typical feeding sequence of two young Hummingbird nestlings. The feeding cycle typically varies from 10 to 30 minutes during most of which Mom is off foraging for food.

The two young are now from 18 to 19 days old and are pretty much crowding the small nest. General consensus is that they should be fledging within a day or two.

Top Image: The two young appear to be impatiently looking around for Mom to come back with food after she had been away about over 10 minutes already.


Mom has just returned to the nest and the young are waiting for Mom to dish-out the food she brought.


Mom, after landing on the edge of the nest, looks around to see if the coast is clear.


Mom takes turns feeding the young, with the far one being fed first.


The near one is fed next, then Mom takes off again to repeat the process.
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Note: these shots were taken yesterday. Today the first of the two young fledged. It initially fluttered down into the water below the nest. It was rescued by on of the photographers present. For more info click "PREVIOUS" to see my next and final posting of these Hummingbirds.