Humming bird nest.

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  1. kkluv155

    kkluv155 Seedling

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    Just wanted to share a picture of a humming bird nest that is at my mother-in-laws house. She has a wind chime that hangs outside her livingroom window and every year for the past 3 years the hummer has raised babies in this nest. Liz takes the chimes down in the fall so the weather doesn't harm the nest and then hangs it back in the spring. The hummer adds to the nest and starts her laying of eggs. Pretty neat huh?

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  3. Sherry8

    Sherry8 I Love Birds!

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    That is so neat that this happens for her. I wish I had one in my yard...thanks for sharing....Sherry
     
  4. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Wow! That is so cool! I'd be over the moon if I had a Hummingbird nest like that in my yard!
     
  5. glendann

    glendann Official Garden Angel

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    That is so awesome.They must know they are protected there.Your mother-in-law should feel special they picked her windchimes.
     



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  6. Droopy

    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    So that's a hummingbird nest. I didn't know they looked like that. How tall will they build? It looks like a small tower already. Fascinating, thanks for sharing.
     
  7. eileen

    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Such a lot of work for such a small bird to do and
    beautifully constructed. :stew1:
     
  8. stratsmom

    stratsmom Flower Fanatic

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    Awwwww, your MIL must be a very special lady to be blessed with hummers :p
     
  9. Wrennie

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    how cool! What kind of hummer? Does she know?
     

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