Barb's Hummingbird Family
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Barb's Hummingbird Family
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_5755
Description
Barb's Hummingbird Family. A baby hummingbird is truly a wonder of nature. They begin life as the smallest eggs in the world. Weighing approximately 0.62 grams these white non-glossy eggs are less than inch long. Their small size is often compared to a jelly bean. The mother hummingbird usually lays only two eggs. Two is probably the best number of eggs for one hummingbird to care for. She incubates the eggs for about 2 weeks.......longer in colder climates. This is a relatively long time for a bird incubation. When the baby hummingbird is still in its egg, they have strong neck muscles and a hook on their short bill in order to peck their way out. Hummingbird babies are born blind and without feathers. At first, the hummingbird mother will keep her babies warm by sitting on the nest. Since the baby hummingbird grows quickly (doubling in size everyday during those first days), she can soon leave the nest more frequently in order to catch insects and gather nectar to feed them. As the chicks get older the mother spends extended periods away from the nest. After they grow, she begins to give the chicks independence.
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July 21st, 2014
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Comments (2)
Phyllis Kaltenbach
Congratulations, Your beautiful image has been featured on "Fuzzy, Warm and Soft"!
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks Phyllis! Appreciate being featured in your FUZZY WARM AND SOFT art group.