Hummingbird Nest Documentary

I live in an apartment now so I don't really have a place to put a feeder anymore. In my house though, we had a hummingbird feeder and I would sit with my daughter and watch them buzz around. It was relaxing. I guess it always is watching nature in action.

Funny you ask... I was out on the patio sunning myself a couple of mornings ago when I got an opportunity to do some bird watching. I have cats so birds do not usually come up close to my patio, but this particular morning all of a sudden a bird landed on the table over by the the bamboo patch right beside me and stood there looking around for a minute to make sure she was safe. There was a nylon cord tied to a tree which had come unraveled and the 3 strands were dangling down. After the bird had ascertained is safety, it reached down with it's beak and picked up a strand of the rope, then seeing there were still strands dangling, she grabbed the other ones in her beak too, and then went to fly off. She didn't get too far since the strands were attached to the tree. She stood there and looked around again sort of perplexed, then picked up the strands again and went to fly off but was yanked to a halt. She bobbed her head this way and that, and tried again, and again. It was just hilarious. She finally realized she wasn't taking those strands anywhere and flew off without them. I went over and cut them off and laid them on the table for her but I haven't checked to see if she ever came back and got them. Cute video!

Hello Angel!:-) It is an awesome video depicting their life from birth to maiden flight. I especially looked curiously as the second one was looking around like it is weighing the possibility and risk involved with his maiden flight, when the first one already flew. I don't get to see many birds here, mostly because it's almost always raining but I 'listen' to them more often. Just in two hours, the morning chirping will be 'ON' here and it's refreshing to listen to them. In my earlier life, I have had pet birds. A pair of Australian parrots, who later gave birth to few others. They were beautiful; small, multi-color and full of life and activity. One pair was yellow and other was multicolored. My neighbors had a local green parrot with red beak, who could talk like humans and repeated after us. It was fun talking to him. They also had ducks. Then we had hens and a pair of white pigeons. They live gracefully. I later insisted on freeing them all. And, as soon as the third lot of younger ones were able to fly, we set them free.

I had a hummingbird pause right outside my window here this morning as I was sitting at the computer. This one was mostly gray although we do have some ones with a little more color. I really enjoy watching them. I don't have a hummingbird feeder, I guess because I can't make the commitment to change it as often as it needs changing. When the temperatures get really hot here, we are supposed to change the nectar every couple days.

We have some lovely birds around here as well, the pretties ones I think are the Cardinal's. We have a pair that have lived close by for several years now. They are so pretty. We also get Blue Jay's, Sparrows, a lots of Robbins. We use to have a bunch of pigeons, but they seemd to have moved on. I do not like how messy they are ewww...

We have crows by the ton and mockingbirds and little titmice plus my favoritte a ruby throated emerald humming bird. I love to watch the hummingbird as she hovers and sips nectar from the hawthorne blooms. her wings go so fast you cannot see them. the crows are interesting too to watch.

Lol I got it eventually , I loved it , thanks pal , I hope you are well today xxx

I like to watch them as well. It's very relaxing and leaves us with a peaceful feeling that is at the same time amusing. I also like to wake up to the sound of the birds by my window. I hate alarm clocks or anything that will wake me up with a very loud sound, but the birds is a different story, it never gives me a headache:):):):)

I keep saying that I am going to put out hummingbird feeders but just keep dragging my feet. Seeing those wonderful pics, makes me think that I may just not drag my feet any longer.