June 8, 2011 – Ruby-Throated Hummingbird nestling in a perfectly camouflaged nest…
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Nestling (copyright - Derek Stoner - http://02b93fb.netsolhost.com/blog/)
Here’s the second entry on the website that is chronicling a baby Ruby-Throated Hummingbird… from egg to fledging.
We’ll continue posting more Ruby-Throated Hummingbird photos from the nest as they’re available. Here’s the second installment (including his comments about the second baby) from The Nature Of Delaware Blog…
Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nest: Baby Time!
By Derek Stoner, Conservation Project Coordinator
A baby Ruby-throated Hummingbird rests its beak on the edge of its nest at Coverdale Farm Preserve. (Image by Derek Stoner, June 8, 2011.)
After photographing the Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest two weeks ago on May 24, I returned to the location at Coverdale Farm Preserve early this morning, hoping to find the results of the female’s incubation efforts.
Peeking inside the nest, I spied a tiny grayish lump! The baby hummingbird raised its head and emitted a high pitched chirp as I Continue reading
June 01, 2011 – Ruby-Throated Hummingbird mom incubating her eggs…
Adult Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird On Nest (copyright - Derek Stoner - www.02b93fb.netsolhost.com/blog/)
I came across a fabulous website that is chronicling a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird baby… from its very beginning.
More Ruby-Throated Hummingbird photos and details will be posted just as soon as they’re available. Here’s the first installment from The Nature Of Delaware Blog…
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird: Nesting Time!
By Derek Stoner, Conservation Project Coordinator
In mid-May, Jim and Amy White discovered a Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest in a Sycamore tree along Burrows Run, in the middle of Coverdale Farm Preserve. The nest is on a branch about 20 feet above the ground and well-disguised amongst the leaves and lichen clusters.
A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird sits on her well-hidden nest in a Sycamore tree along Burrows Run. (Image by Derek Stoner, May 24, 2011.)
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Eggs (copyright - Derek Stoner - www.02b93fb.netsolhost.com/blog/)
I took up the challenge of documenting this nest and I’ll leave it to your imagination as to how I obtained this photograph looking down into the nest!
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest at Coverdale Farm Preserve, in a Sycamore tree along Burrows Run. (Image by Derek Stoner, May 24, 2011.) Continue reading
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