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Shelly- VA Beach | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Nest May 2007 & July/Aug '05 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Nest May 2007 & July/Aug '05

May, 2007 - another nest has been discovered at Norfolk Botanical Garden however this one is about 40' up in a tree - extremely hard for me to get pics so excuse the quality!

July/Aug '05 This nest was discovered at Norfolk Botanical Gardens - and a big Thank You to Scott T. who knows a few of us that appreciate nature and love to photograph it. I watched and photographed the nest starting a day after the first egg hatched. Unfortunately, the 2nd egg never did.

And if seeing a nest isn't thrilling enough, a few of us actually saw the baby fledge from the nest the evening of Aug. 10th - 22 days old.

Start at the bottom of the page & move up for the progress of this wee bird - double click on a picture to see the larger view.Not all pictures are perfect but I just couldn't resist some of them. After it fledged, we put a quarter in the nest to give a sense of just how small the nest is.
hummingbird in nest 0130 2 .jpg
hummingbird in nest 0130 2 .jpg		 hummingbird in nest 0099 5-26-08.jpg
hummingbird in nest 0099 5-26-08.jpg		 hummingbird in nest 0088 5-26-08.jpg
hummingbird in nest 0088 5-26-08.jpg		 hummingbird in nest 0084 2 5-26-08.jpg
hummingbird in nest 0084 2 5-26-08.jpg
hummingbird 0413 egg that never hatched 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0413 egg that never hatched 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0410 quarter inside nest for size comparison 8-10-05.jpg
hummingbird 0410 quarter inside nest for size comparison 8-10-05.jpg		 hummingbird 0398 one of the last b4 gone 8-10-05.jpg
hummingbird 0398 one of the last b4 gone 8-10-05.jpg		 hummingbird and baby0365 mom baby 8-10-05.tif.jpg
hummingbird and baby0365 mom baby 8-10-05.tif.jpg
hummingbird 0362 mom baby 8-10-05.tif.jpg
hummingbird 0362 mom baby 8-10-05.tif.jpg		 hummingbird 0357 mom comes again 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0357 mom comes again 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0345 fluffed 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0345 fluffed 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird baby 0313 ready for takeoff 8-10-05.jpg
hummingbird baby 0313 ready for takeoff 8-10-05.jpg
hummingbird 0293 2nd flight landing 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0293 2nd flight landing 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0277 oops almost fell 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0277 oops almost fell 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0271 mom checking 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0271 mom checking 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0261 first landing 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0261 first landing 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0240 right b4 takeoff 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0240 right b4 takeoff 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0220 little feet 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0220 little feet 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0194 sitting on edge of nest 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0194 sitting on edge of nest 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird 0186 and again 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0186 and again 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0177 stretching wings again 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird 0177 stretching wings again 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird nest 0149 tongue 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird nest 0149 tongue 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird baby in nest 0064 moms coming 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird baby in nest 0064 moms coming 8-10-05 c.jpg		 hummingbird baby 0063 feather on beak 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird baby 0063 feather on beak 8-10-05 c.jpg
hummingbird baby 0044testing wings 1 8-10-05.jpg
hummingbird baby 0044testing wings 1 8-10-05.jpg		 0007 snooze b4 takeoff 8-10-05 c.jpg
0007 snooze b4 takeoff 8-10-05 c.jpg		 0030 8-7-05 c.jpg
0030 8-7-05 c.jpg		 0021 8-7-05.jpg
0021 8-7-05.jpg
hummingbird feeding baby 0024 8-7-05 c.jpg
hummingbird feeding baby 0024 8-7-05 c.jpg		 0028 8-7-05 c.jpg
0028 8-7-05 c.jpg		 0015 baby nest 8-6-05 c.jpg
0015 baby nest 8-6-05 c.jpg		 0013 baby nest 8-6-05 c.jpg
0013 baby nest 8-6-05 c.jpg
0084 adult baby 8-6-05 c.jpg
0084 adult baby 8-6-05 c.jpg		 0123 8-6-05 c.jpg
0123 8-6-05 c.jpg		 0091 8-6-05 c.jpg
0091 8-6-05 c.jpg		 0044 8-6-05 c.jpg
0044 8-6-05 c.jpg
0040 stretching wings 8-6-05 c.jpg
0040 stretching wings 8-6-05 c.jpg		 0064 nest 14 days.jpg
0064 nest 14 days.jpg		 0081 8-3-05 c.jpg
0081 8-3-05 c.jpg		 0081 baby 8-2-05 c.jpg
0081 baby 8-2-05 c.jpg
0052 8-2-05 g c.jpg
0052 8-2-05 g c.jpg		 0040 8-2-05 c.jpg
0040 8-2-05 c.jpg		 0039 8-2-05 c.jpg
0039 8-2-05 c.jpg		 0010 7-31-05 c.jpg
0010 7-31-05 c.jpg
0009 7-31-05 c.jpg
0009 7-31-05 c.jpg		 0031 7-24-05 cr.jpg
0031 7-24-05 cr.jpg		 0036 7-24-05 2 cr.jpg
0036 7-24-05 2 cr.jpg		 0092 hum nest 7-23-05 g cr.jpg
0092 hum nest 7-23-05 g cr.jpg
0116 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0116 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg		 0131 hum nest 7-23-05 72g cr.jpg
0131 hum nest 7-23-05 72g cr.jpg		 0170 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0170 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg		 0184 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0184 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0195 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0195 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg		 0227 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0227 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg		 0253 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg
0253 hum nest 7-23-05 cr.jpg

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Joanne Kamo10-Mar-2007 23:55
Fantastic gallery of baby hummer images. Thanks for sharing and great work. V
henrywong27-Oct-2006 07:12
excellent gallery !
Kathy Pilgrim23-Oct-2006 13:44
These are all wonderful. So glad to know where you took them. Voted! Can't get enough of these. More please!!!!
Mary Helmbrecht 01-Apr-2006 12:57
Absolutely a great site. I love birds so much. I am Jamie's Mom from Wisconsin. Thanks for sharing.
Shelly- VA Beach26-Aug-2005 12:45
Thank you all for visiting my gallery and commenting!
Anne R 25-Aug-2005 14:51
Thanks for sharing. I have long been fascinated by these feathered friends and look forward to their return every spring but have always wondered about their nesting habits. Keep up the excellent work...
Linda Alley21-Aug-2005 20:54
I see you have taken a few more photos since I was last here. What a great series of photographs and I know the experience is one you will never forget. Thanks for sharing these precious moments with mom and her tiny jewel.
Penny 21-Aug-2005 19:39
Thanks for the great pictures! I really enjoyed.
Sue P16-Aug-2005 05:07
Absolutely wonderful!
Lea14-Aug-2005 02:21
Shelly you captured what most folks would love to see. We get to see it all through your wonderful photos....how awesome....thanks so much !!
Gaye 13-Aug-2005 15:26
Well Shelly these images of this amazing event are fabulous.
I am so glad that you are sharing these with all of us.
What a wonder we all are not completely hooked on these tiny wonders.
Thanks a million for these and I have to say WELL DONE!!!!
Jim McKinlock13-Aug-2005 02:41
Shelly, What a wonderful gallery, I'm so glad I could live this experience thru your photo's. It looks like a very exciting thing to see, I'm sure you'll remember this for a long time, thanks so much for sharing it. Warmest Regards, Jim
Jim McKinlock24-Jul-2005 18:11
These are great Shelly. I'm guessing you'll be back here often.
Linda Alley24-Jul-2005 03:18
What precious shots Shelly. Lucky you to experience and capture these great shots. Nothing like it is there?
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