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Hummer of a Baby!

Just spotted the baby that hatched a few wks ago outside my living room window. Actually I can't see much but a fast-beating fuzzy lump, and a picture is impossible without pruning the obscuring foliage. So forget that...

Mother hummer has been increasingly absent; I now suspect she's on a shrub or tree nearby keeping watch. She was quite dutiful the other day during a particularly wet downpour; I'm happy to report that today's looking sunny (if chilly), altogether a good day to be a newborn in a snug nest.

Mama Hummer was valiantly unmoved during a horrific downpour the other day. I took this wing-wet pix with my friend Mar's lovely camera but alas, she's taken it back.

photo credit: Ketzel Levine, NPR

11:56 AM ET | 03-24-2008 | permalink

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That picture is awesome! I love the tiny raindrops on her head and back. Also, you can see the spider webs she has used in her nest. What a great photo!

Sent by Kailla in Portland | 1:15 PM ET | 03-24-2008

Yeah, but Mar's camera is over $400! So Kailla, are you going to post pix of your baby chick when she hatches?

Sent by Ketzel Levine | 1:21 PM ET | 03-24-2008

I just might. I hope to be as fine a mama as your feathered friend.

Sent by Kailla in Portland | 2:24 PM ET | 03-25-2008

I had never seen a hummingbird nest before--with babies to boot! Thanks!

Sent by CJ | 1:42 AM ET | 03-26-2008

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