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Offline susha

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #339 on: April 20, 2012, 20:58 »
What great news!  Let's think positively!!  Maybe they both got away.  After all, what kind of meal could those tiny babies make for a big bird?!?

That's a nice ready-for-two-new-eggs nest!!

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #338 on: April 20, 2012, 20:35 »
According to the chat board, a fledgling has been visiting one of the other nests, so it's thought that there might have been one survivor from the attack on the nest a few days ago. :D Here's hoping.

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #337 on: April 16, 2012, 19:37 »
Oh no! This is terrible news! It is awful to look at the nest in tatters. Web chat says it was a Coopers Hawk that snatched the chicks. They were only days away from fledging. I will not be able to share this news with my Kinderchicklets. They will be heart broken. :'(

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #336 on: April 16, 2012, 11:28 »
A sad, sad day :'(  A bird attacked the nest yesterday and Mary Jo and Woody are gone.  Just tuned into a view of the nest in pieces.  The chat banner advises that Phoebe is repairing the nest.  How very tragic for this little family.  But of course, Phoebe carries on! :-*


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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #335 on: April 01, 2012, 19:52 »
Cute & cuter! Second hatchling has been named "Woody" (as in "Allen"). :)

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #334 on: March 31, 2012, 10:18 »
Egg #2 hatched this morning, pre-dawn.  First hatchling has been named "Mary-Jo". 

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #333 on: March 30, 2012, 16:15 »
Just checked the cam. One egg, one hatchling!

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #332 on: March 15, 2012, 20:48 »
Phoebe laid her 2nd egg this morning. The Kinderchicklets actually saw her laying it! Needless to say, they were very excited! 8)

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #331 on: March 12, 2012, 20:58 »
Can you believe it?! Phoebe has already laid another egg in a new nest! :o

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #330 on: March 05, 2012, 21:21 »
Arya fledged late this afternoon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivDxuyiQLY

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #329 on: March 04, 2012, 21:07 »
And the second was hatched this morning! ;D

Yes! And their names are Sansa and Arya.  :D

Obviously someone is a fan of Game of Thrones judging by those names....

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #328 on: March 04, 2012, 18:34 »
Sansa fledged this afternoon, using her sister as a launching pad, much like one of Phoebe's previous chicks did. LOL!  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V526kQvoQuk

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #327 on: March 01, 2012, 22:01 »
Fledgewatch begins tomorrow for Phoebe's 2 chicks. 8)

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #326 on: February 12, 2012, 13:14 »
And the second was hatched this morning! ;D

Yes! And their names are Sansa and Arya.  :D

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Re: Allen's Hummingbirds - California / Phoebe (2012)
« Reply #325 on: February 12, 2012, 10:06 »
And the second was hatched this morning! ;D