Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe

[birdcamfan]

But, how long from hatching to fledge for a hummingbird??

Egg to fledge is about 25 days

[carly]

So, the Chick doesn't kiss and tell.  Admirable quality, but still getting visuals     

LOL 

[The Peregrine Chick]

Seems like a heartbeat and a half ...

[bccs]

laughing out loud and coughing at the same time,   multitasking.

But, how long from hatching to fledge for a hummingbird??

[The Peregrine Chick]

 

[bccs]

So, the Chick doesn't kiss and tell.  Admirable quality, but still getting visuals     

[The Peregrine Chick]

 

[bccs]

That analogy gives me cause to wonder when you last kissed a porqupine TPC

[The Peregrine Chick]

feathers, smeathers ... check out her beak and compare it to Mom's .... it is going to get vewy, vewy dangerous for Mom in that nest soon ... like kissing a porcupine!!   

[birdcamfan]

The tiny wing feathers are already growing-amazing!

[Alison]

Sassy and Mom today: Sassy is just barely visible at the right of the nest.





Testing the tiny wings:

[Alison]

Sassy is growing fast:





He/she is spending much more time alone, but is being fed in this pic; Mom blocked the view:

[birdcamfan]

Yes! She's incredibly fecund!

[The Peregrine Chick]

California has been having some bad weather of late has it not?  If they did, that could very well have been a contributing factor, particularly since the chicks are so small and so too are the parents ....

Is this the female (or nest) that had 3 or 4 clutches last year?  I can't remember .... 

[Alison]

Sad news from this site too -- it seems that on January 25, little Storm stopped moving, and only Sassy has survived.