Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe

[BirdLover]

If y'all are needing your hummingbird chick fix, here is another nest, with eggs.  Also in California.


http://www.ustream.tv/channel/allens-hummingbird-nest-sjc

[birdcamfan]

It's a surprise she laid anymore at all as this is coming up to her "off" time according to the website. This Mama needs a few months off. She must lose a lot of calcium.

[Kinderchick]

chickens lay eggs every day or every other day...  its sad she's lost her eggs again... and to a Godzilla ( ! ) and then a crow? 

Loriann, does this mean that Phoebe could lay some more eggs again very soon?

[Pam]

Lori, is there ANY chat thread you are not on top of???  I bow.....

[Loriann]

chickens lay eggs every day or every other day...  its sad she's lost her eggs again... and to a Godzilla ( ! ) and then a crow? 

[Pam]

They are amazing.  I saw part of the lizard attack so recently - it's hard to believe that Phoebe could have laid more eggs and lost them to a crow so soon!!

[Kinderchick]

Would you believe that poor Phoebe lost her first eggs to "Godzilla" (lizard) and today a crow came and took her eggs around 10 pacific time.  Probably right after you had been viewing the camera Kinderchick!!  Poor hummer!!!

Yes, Ellie!  I have been out of town visiting a friend and we just stepped away from the webcam to have lunch... We were so excited about the 2 new eggs! Then, when we returned, they were gone, apparently snatched and eaten by a crow! We are so very sad about this!
No wonder the little hummers need to lay eggs every month!!! 

[Pam]

Oh my, this is not good news!  The perils of live cams......an amazing privilege, but makes us see/know things we would otherwise have no clue about!

[Ellie]

Would you believe that poor Phoebe lost her first eggs to "Godzilla" (lizard) and today a crow came and took her eggs around 10 pacific time.  Probably right after you had been viewing the camera Kinderchick!!  Poor hummer!!!

[Kinderchick]

I have just recently started watching this Hummingbird webcab, while waiting for Trey to return to Winnipeg. Another 2 eggs were laid in the past few days! One was laid early in the morning on March 29th and another early this morning...WOW! I did not know Hummingbirds were so prolific!  From reading past posts, it seems that eggs have been laid every month since January, although none of the birds have survived... Sure do hope these 2 eggs have a chance.

[Pam]

Sorry - lizard attack starts at 0:57, and egg removal a couple of minutes later - have to scroll ahead quite a bit~

[Pam]

There were two eggs yesterday, one had a pip in it, but no hatch.  Then today a lizard tried to steal it, but was beaten off by Phoebe who promptly returned to the nest and took away the egg.  One left now.  There's a video of the lizard attack and egg removal:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/5495849

[allikat]

Phoebe has laid egg #2!!

[Alison]

Phoebe certainly is busy; I just saved the pics below. If there is a shortage of food, it might have been better for her to take a break from laying eggs.

[Elaine L]

It is 3:30 MST, and little Phoebe, looking full of pep, just arrived back on her nest, with the one egg in it.  She is one busy little bird!