Mom and Baby-Allen's Hummers

by Jennie Breeze

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Mom and Baby-Allen's Hummers

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_2729

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The Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin) was named after the American collector and taxidermist Charles Andrew Allen (1841-1930), who first noticed this species in the U.S. At about 2 weeks old, they start to grow their real feathers and their beaks are much longer. At around 3 weeks they start to practice flapping their wings. Over the next few days, they are ready to leave the nest and will start to fly away. The mother hummingbird will still feed their fledging for two to three days after they leave the nest. She will watch over her brood and show them how to fend for themselves and find food. She will show them all the good places to catch bugs and get nectar. Once she’s done this she chases them out of her territory, and they are on their own as adult hummers left to look after themselves as fully grown hummingbirds. It is a miracle and you are a truly lucky person to be able to share in the wonders of a mother hummingbird and her babies first adventures.

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May 28th, 2021

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