Baby Hummingbirds

It's that time of year again.

Birding Back Bay in Newport Beach

We went to Back Bay in Newport Beach in hopes of finding a California Gnatcatcher. We settled for a Common yellowthroat, several Say's Phoebe, and many hummingbirds.

A few days of photos from our birdbaths

Finches and Goldfinches



Leucistic Goldfinch


Hummingbird


Black-headed Grosbeak


Hooded Orioles


Lawrence's Goldfinch


Band-tailed Pigeon

Black-headed Grosbeak

Christmas Bird Count

We participated in the Christmas Bird Count. Here are the two best photos from the day.



Anna's Hummingbird


Townsend's Warbler

Hummingbird at the bubbler

We installed a new bubbler fountain, mainly so we could enjoy the sound. As a bonus, the birds found it, and enjoy cooling off in it.

Birds at the birdbath

It's been hot, so we've had lots of birds coming to the birdbath. The hawk and the hummingbird are rare visitors to the birdbath.

Sweet Pea: The Hummingbird Fledgling

Chris found a hummingbird fledgling on our driveway. The high winds might have blown it out of its nest. It was pretty good at flapping its wings, but the tail feathers might have been a little too short for flight on a windy day. She couldn't find the nest so she moved it to a branch of a nearby tree and named it "Sweet Pea." After a while, the mother came over, checked on it and fed it. It stayed overnight, and we saw the mother near it in the morning. It was gone by noon and we hope it flew off when the winds died down.

Backyard Birds and Flowers

Hummingbird


Orange-Crowned Warbler


Nashville Warbler

Birding at Prado

Rufous Hummingbird


Vermilion Flycatcher



Bullock's Oriole

Friday's Hummingbird Nest: Feeding Time

Friday's Hummingbird Nest: Feeding Time

We've been enjoying watching the hummingbirds grow. They should be leaving the nest any day now.

Saturday's Hummingbird Photos

Saturday's Hummingbird Photos

We are not sure how much longer it will be until the baby hummingbirds fly off, but we are enjoying watching them grow.

Mother Hummingbird with two babies

Mother Hummingbird with two babies

Birds and Blooms

Hummingbird at Flower a video by Mike's Birds on Flickr.

Spotted Towhee a video by Mike's Birds on Flickr.

This has been a good spring for birds and blooms.

Allen's Hummingbird on Nest

Allen's Hummingbird

We've seen a few hummingbird nests on our property and we are following this one closely since it's visible through a window.

Mike set up the camera on a tripod about 20 feet away and then uses a remote control to take photos from inside without disturbing the nest.

If all goes well, we hope to see a baby or two within the next ten days or so.

Back Home

Spotted Towhee


Hummingbird Nest

Hummingbird

Hummingbird

We bought a new home and have begun remodeling it. Right now HGTV has priority over Animal Planet in our lives, but we can do some birding from our new yard.

Here's a hummingbird from our garden.

Hummingbird at Cactus Flowers

We need to get better at identifying the different types of hummingbirds and cactus.

Hummingbird Nest

Hummingbird Nest

We encountered this nest during a shopping excursion. We aren't sure if the two "bumps" in the back are wings or baby hummingbirds. We did see but not photograph the babies when the parent was away.

Birds of Riverside

Hummingbird


Spotted Towhee


Lesser Goldfinch



Bewicks Wren


We were visiting Riverside, CA and stopped by the botanical garden. We saw a few birds and will have to visit again when we have more time.