The great even took place yesterday.
We missed #1 but both Wife and I came home around lunch just in time to see the saga of #2 lift off.
#2 was on the cowardly side. Holding on to the nest for dear life. Shivering away because the food supply had stopped and the nest mate had gone. It was flapping its wings but at the same time holding on to the nest for dear life so as not to actually leave.
Finally it let go, sort of hovered and went back to the nest. Then it got airborne and kind of bobbled in the air around the patio overhang. Finally it got the courage to take off.
Shortly after this momma came back and was poking around the nest. Seemed like she wasn't sure that they were supposed to be leaving. Then she started scouting all the areas where Wife could be found...the kitchen window, the screen door, the window into the living room. Momma trusts Wife not one bit.
Finally she took off. The rest of the afternoon was like a hummingbird territory war. There were all kinds of them buzzing each other I guess because of the addition of the two new territory seekers.
Finally by dinner time it all settled out and calmed down.
Wife immediately cleansed the area of bird poop and reclaimed the patio, celebrating by our eating dinner outside for the first time in a month.
Wife has promised to put her pictures on the web and I will post a link as soon as they are ready.
6 comments:
Wow, that's so exciting! What a neat thing to see. But it's great that you can start eating outside again.
Outstanding! And I'm glad you've reclaimed your patio. Can't wait for next year's edition!!
I love that hummingbirds are back in your lives again! Cannot wait to see the pictures.
Maybe we can't hope for a return to the good old days of the Hummingbird Wars, but small skirmishes are welcome too.
Cool! What a privilege to witness those events! Can't wait to see the pictures.
That had to have been a cool thing to see. I don't know that I've ever seen a hummingbird up close. Can't wait to see the pictures.
I love your hummingbird stories. We have a bird poop on our balcony, but we don't have the fun stories to share.
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