Hummingbird cam - Phoebe

You only have to blink, and Suger & Spice grow. Fledge watch starts on the 23rd June


WS

WOW, it looks as though Spice has caught up with Sugar on the size and feather front, thats a lovely picture WS and thanks for letting us know the fledge date, fingers crossed it goes well and a definate eye needs to be kept on them now or they will be gone before we know it.

littlewid-x-

Sugar and Spice doing well this evening, they are both really filling that nest of their though, Emma is doing a grand job with looking after them.

And a Humming-birds eye view

littlewid-x-

They are due to fledge this weekend, they blend in so well with the backgound it's hard to see them


WS

They are blending in well there WS. I have just had a peek and it's really sunny there this evening and Sugar and Spice look grand, trouble is the video is blacking off this evening all the time, even the guys in Ammerica are having trouble viewing it. As soon as I got my cam up the picture went off but I have seen them and yes they are fine.

Must try and keep a close eye this weekend in the hope we will see them fledge.

littlewid-x-

Had a problem with the video last night, it kept freezing, and I had to keep refreshing the page, also the keyboard was really slow.
WS

it's obviously a problem their end WS, hopefully it will be sorted by tomorrow and especially over the weekend with the fledging maybe happening.Lets keep our fingers crossed.

littlewid-x-

Your not going to believe this Guys PHOEBE's back Eggs laid June 5th and 7th! Phoebe decided she wanted to extend her season. We are on Hatch Watch




The first egg is due to hatch anytime now

WS

That is such good news WS, I thought Phoebe may have gone from that garden for good after those attacks, what a real she is, now we have Emmas two on Fledge watch and Phoebes on hatch watch, an exciting weekend ahead with our Hummers

A good start to the day WS

littlewid-x-

Just had a quick check. Suger ,and Spice have not fledged although Suger is close


Phoebs's eggs are still on hatch watch
WS

Thats a nice pic WS and arent they in a lovely place there, looks a fantastic garden.
I have just had another check and both Sugar and spice are in the nest.

littlewid-x-

Just checked on Phoebe, she is still sitting tightly on her egg.

littlewid-x-

Phoebes first Egg has hatched Actualy got pics of the hatch as it happened. I logged onto the site, and Phoebe was away from the nest, you could clearly see the two eggs

Everyone had been watching the eggs all day for signs of a pip, but none had been spotted Phoebe had'nt turned the eggs all day.
Then Phoebe came back in

She started wriggling around, and everyone watching was getting really excited, she kept wriggling, and also nest stretching for around 20Mins or so. Then suddenly jumped off the nest, and There was the Chick popping out of the egg

The first few seconds of life, outside the shell

As the Chick was twisting, and turning to get free of the shell

It must be really exhausting for the chick, Phoebe then came into brood

and I had to leave as it was really late. The news must have been flashed around as the Chat was flooded with excited people flooding onto the site.
The Birth time here was 1-15am & at the site at 5-15pm.
It really was something special to witness, and a privilage to see the start of a new life. Lets just hope these two chicks survive to fledge this time

WS
Postscript We saw them hatch, click the link below to see them fledging if your luck, they are due to fledge anytime now
http://www.ustream.tv/hummingbirdnestcam

WS, how amazing was that for you to be able to see, I bet you were really pleased you were watching, thats just fantastic and I am so pleased for you that you got to see the first hatching, how excited must you have been and I must say WS for posting all those fantastic pictures, I just love them
I have just checked in on Phoebe and she is sitting on the nest.

Wonder if the next egg will pip and hatch this evening or tomorrow now......it's all so exciting and thanks so much for stopping up late and getting those amazing pictures.

I have just also checked in on Sugar and Spice and they are still sitting tight in the nest this evening.

littlewid-x-

The second egg has hatched, missed this one, but only just, so no pics of this hatching sorry

The proud MUM


They have been named as Flash & Pearl.
Thanks for checking on Suger, and Spice LW, no more news yet
WS

thats brilliant WS, it's lovely they have hatched so close together as there wont be much competition between them for food and they should both grow well, cant wait till this evening to check on them both
Yep, Sugar and Spice were fine yesterday and still there, they looked rather comfortable sitting in the nest

littlewid-x-

Sugar and Spice have fledged but they are still around the garden. From what I can make out from the chat Sugar is doing most of the flying about and Spice is in the nest tonight. They have changed the cam angle so you get a better view of the garden but if you look closely to where the nest is, you can just make out Spice sitting in the nest, it is a bit blury but I think its beciase they are concentrating on showing the garden so you get to see them flying around and landing all over the place which is what I gather they have been doing.

Also looked in on Phoebe and she is sitting pretty on the nest even though she does have her back to us this evening.

littlewid-x-

Just checked on Phoebe. She feeding Flash, and Pearl OK. Flash has a longer beak than Pearl, thats how you tell them apart.
A little bit of info, the nest is the size of half a golf ball, and the eggs are the size of a Tic Tac, unbelievable.
WS

I remember reading the eggs were the size of half a golf ball WS, it may have been on a much earlier update on the Hummer site but I didn't know the eggs were only the size of a Tic Tac it's amazing isn't it and on the cam they look so much bigger and so does the nest, I think we kind of forget how tiny the Hummers are.
Good to know Flash and Pearl are doing ok

littlewid-x-

Phoebe is such a star.

Good to catch up with this thread and all the good news.

Lai

Checked in on Emmas cam and the cam has moved back to the sugar feeder, so hopefully we will get to see Emma and her fledglings feeding and I gather a new male has also been visiting. I didn't get a picture of the feeder as no one was around and I think the host was either hoovering or cutting the lawn as there was a right racket going on.
Checked out Phoebe and saw the two chicks and then Phoebe came back to feed them.



Sorry about the ads in the photos.
littlewid-x-

It's so exciting that Phoebe has chicks, I have everything crossed that these chicks survive.

Lai

Me too Lai, phoebe really has had a tough time this year and deserves to see these two fledge. I must admit though it was usch a surprise when WS noticed she had hatched two more eggs.
littlewid-x-

I spotted she had eggs first, but to see the first one acutaly hatch, and get the pics as it happened was a fantastic feeling. The reason the first chick has been named Flash, is because, we never saw a pip, or a crack. The only sign there was something going on was all the wriggling Phoebe was doing. Phoebe moved off the nest, and then the egg just seem to pop in half, and it was out in a Flash hence the name
WS