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It's amazing how well camouflaged it is - would have never seen it if it hadn't been pointed out to me - thanks Brian!
Be sure to scroll down as the pictures get better ... and check out the Hi-Def videos at the bottom - want prints?
July 24th, 2010: Momma feeding the baby hummingbirds two days before fledging
Videos: Image Sequence - Feeding in HiDef - in 5X SloMo!
A fly lands near the nest that shows how small the baby Broad-Tailed Hummingbirds are!
June 23rd: Brian "poses" with Momma Hummingbird on her nest keeping her eggs warm
She seemed quite calm and the telephoto lens makes us appear closer than we actually were
Here's a view from the Indian Peaks golf course parking lot
The Hummingbird Nest is very well camouflaged!
People would walk by asking why I was taking pictures of a tree branch! ;-)
July 12th: I came back a few weeks later and there are two baby Hummingbirds!
July 15th: I bike over with Jeffrey, Drew, and Kyle (and Jen) to see the hummingbird nest
The Baby Hummingbirds in the nest - they seemed very relaxed with our presence
We backed away when Momma Hummingbird showed up to feed them
The Baby Hummingbirds wanted more food after he left - mouseover image to see wide-angle view
July 19th: The Baby Hummingbirds are getting bigger - mouseover image to see wide-angle view
Head-on view of the baby hummingbirds in their nest eyeballing the photographer! ;-)
July 22nd: The baby hummingbirds are getting bigger - barely fit in the nest!
Closeup of the baby hummingbird
Even though the babies are bigger, it's still darn hard to see the hummingbird nest
Here's the camera setup - Canon 7D on tripod shooting video and pictures via remote release
July 23rd: Hummingbirds are getting bigger still!
Wider-angle views of the baby hummingbirds in the nest - mouseover image to see another picture
Hummingbird siblings seem to like each other - mouseover both images to see a tongue stick out! ;-)
