Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Baby Beaks



Little fuzzies growing strong. We don't see mommy hummingbird very often- no doubt she's zooming around, sucking lots of nectar for herself and her growing babies. The nest is getting crowded as the chickies get fatter and fatter!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Hum




Nico discovered a hummingbird nest in our backyard, up in the butterfly bushes along the back fence by the apartment. I would never have seen it, even though it's right at my eye level. Now that we know it's there, we check in on it every day. Zoe loves to go see it. She yells "hum! Up! Nesst. Shhhhh!".
Nico says he saw a single egg inside. We're watching closely for a baby bird.
Unfortunately, we saw Frida (The neighbor's new kitten, since Chewy's passing) hovering on the fence near the nest, though I don't think she saw it. The poor nest is a sitting duck right next to the fence. We're keeping our fingers crossed for the birds.
I love springtime.