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18-NOV-2016	Christine Hanrahan

Ruby-throated hummingbird nest

A side view of the nest shown in the next photo. It is tiny (about the size of two nickels side by side)! Notice how it is made of lichen and wrapped with spider webs.

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Buz Kiefer		21-Nov-2016 18:47
That is amazing. Great find and a good photo. V

hayl		19-Nov-2016 20:52
This is amazing ! What a find and you would know what it was, unlike so many of us.

bill friedlander		19-Nov-2016 16:06
Quite amazing. If I saw one I wouldn't know what it was. V

globalgadabout		19-Nov-2016 15:45
ingenious, and rather attractive too..

Helen Betts		19-Nov-2016 15:07
It looks so much bigger here, but two nickels side by side is actually tiny. Another super capture of it, Christine. V.

Nirvan Hope		19-Nov-2016 14:43
So smart the way they use the tensile strength of the web for expansion - well shown.

Jeff Real		19-Nov-2016 14:29
This is really incredible looking ~V~

Stephanie		19-Nov-2016 14:17
Fascinating capture of this nest! V

Jim Coffman		19-Nov-2016 14:15
They are master builders.. Nice capture..

Hank Vander Velde		19-Nov-2016 13:25
These little nests are just amazing. Great detail shown here Christine.

pkocinski		19-Nov-2016 12:10
Very cool find. Having seem one in person I can attest to how tiny this nest really is! Hummingbirds are truly amazing.

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