My two guests have opened their eyes now and they even switched positions a bit. I was surprised to see the degree of color already present in the feathers. They are growing very quickly.
My, they have almost out-grown the nest now and the feathers are really filling out.. soon they will be testing those feathers, eager to get to fly.. another great shot Ron..
apologies for the brevity - i've fallen behind again.. :-(
@pcoulson Thanks Peter, I wish I could take credit for the focus and all, but truth is the best shots I've taken of these guys is with the phone camera. The Samsung camera is just amazing and beats any of my "fancy" cameras for documenting the hummingbabies. Go figure.
@farmreporter Agree, Wendy. A couple of years ago I think I was the impetus for their escape from the nest. Guess I spooked them, but they both bailed out, flew like veterans and said goodbye forever.
@joannakate Thanks Joanna. You'll be surprised at how big they get and still manage to share space. I hope my house caretaker will be able to take some good shots while I'm gone. I've got another five days to view.
@jorlam Hey, I know all about falling behind. Always appreciate your time to look in and tap out a few words. You'll be surprised at how much bigger they get before they actually bug out from the nest. Hope I can bring that evolution to the good folks here on 365.
@lyndemc Thanks Denise. I was thinking the same as you, probably a male with the coloring that's already present. Funny, but don't we always think of hummingbirds as female? Of course there must be pretty much a 50/50 distribution.....or maybe they're like black widows, the females killing the males after....well, you know.
@stray_shooter Say it can't be so... these cute little things couldn't possibly be evil! Ha — I've seen the way the males fight at a feeder. I can only imagine how cantankerous a demanding female could be.
apologies for the brevity - i've fallen behind again.. :-(