A big view on little birds
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Hummingbirds are among the smallest birds of the air, but they have a big presence on the webcam above.
Hummingbird hover
Look at the monitor above. It’s a live feed from the nest of a wild female channel island hummingbird named Phoebe. Located in a rose bush, it’s no larger than a golf ball and is made from feathers, leaves and other plant parts. It’s all held together with spider webs.
Eggs that Phoebe lays are the size of a breath mint (tic-tac). They hatch after about 17 days from when they are laid.
The chicks will continue to grow in the nest for about three to four weeks before fledging. She has been laying four to five clutches each year for several years.
Click here for more information about Phoebe's hatches, camera set-up and more.
If you're lucky, you might just see Phoebe hover in and feed her baby chicks.
What do you think about seeing these little creatures? Do you have a hummingbird story of your own? Share your thoughts about hummingbirds with other museum visitors by typing in comments below.
my gramma loves bireds andwhen i go to her home we look and feed all the bired it is fun
Did you know they can fly backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it looks like it had a bunch of caffeine
We see hummingbirds at the cabin in Grand Rapids, Minnesota every summer. Their wings fly fast and I have seen them fly backwards.
i <3 humming birds there so cute butt at times boring but you know the nest is unitended rihgt now i woonder why oh thers the humming bird doing something that i don't know i think its shaking not shure wow look at that color soooooooooooo pritty i know i spelled a coupel of things wrong bye lol
that nest is really small . now the bird is inside.
your realy small
no it isn't small it's nano!
this is so small of a nest. i can almost touch it.
cool grow alittle more !
I made a birdhouse for a hummingbird in woodshop
hummmers can be mean
a pink hummingbird is beautiful! It is amazing that hummingbirds lay eggs that are the size of a tic tac mints. Hummingbirds are such a cool bid.
hummingbirds are really small and it's amazing that their wings go really fast and they suck neckter
what do hummingbirds eat
Hummingbirds eat nectar from flowers. :)
once i saw a blue ish turquise ish hummingbird
wow did you know hummingbirds have nosense of time.
did you know hummingbird male have more colors than the female?
oh wow i did not know that i thought the female would be more colorful
not all female are colorful
have you ever seen one in a bird bath go to google and look up hummingbird in a bird bath
i have a feeder in my backyard i see a lot of ruby throated hummingbirds and think they are pretty
About how meny Humming Birds live in CA and where in the wrold are Humming Birds most abbundent? PEACE OUT
How long do humming birds live?
Fast birdies
i can't believe the hummingbird left it's nest!
Birds flap their wings to gain height and momentum for flyng and being awesome while being a bird. Birds have legs that they walk on but they don't use them very often because they fly for transportation.
omg like my house is right by a nest it is ssssssssssssoooooooooo awesome to watch the cute little birds make the nest and in two days the eggs will hatch. the birds are sssssssssssssssoooooooooo little when the first hatch i love watching it
how fast does a baby hummingbird's heart beat?
How fast can a hummingbird fly?
i truly love hummingbirds. all the time i sit outside and watch them feed off the honey water.
sometimes however, they can be really fiesty with one another! they will fight each other for the food or for a place to rest.
even so they are very beautiful and are a joy to watch on a summer day.
Yeah, but they still rock! You con't even see their wings when they fly!
humming birds wings beat rilly fast
Are there any more species of birds that still exist that haven't been discovered?
I wonder how many hummingbirds are left in the world today? Do you think that they will ever become extinct? They are amazingly fast! And beautiful!!
I can't believe how small their eggs are.
once, I saw a humming bird in my cousins back/front yard. It was green, blue and there was a hint of purple in it.
realy!!! wow mine 10000 colors
When should we start feeding Humming birds in the spring in the Twin Cities?
i have never seeen a humming bird in my life
Yeah, at my cabin in Wisconsin we have a hummingbird feeder and we see hummingbirds all the time;0)
those colers are beutiful purple is my favorite color !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-gracefgrtbe
Are hummingbirds trainable to be messenger birds?
We heard that hummingbirds are the smallest in existance. Is that true?
hummingbirds eggs are the size of a tic tac
I feed humming birds at my cabin
i also feed the humming birds at my cabin. sometimes they even actually come up to the door and knock because they want some of the bread i put out.do you think i should keep putting food out for them?
hummingbirds are cool and crepy. one time it was a hot day and i was drinking lemonade by my outside pool and a hummingbird comes and starts pecking at my cup! i got really scard.
that would be scary one time i went outside and a hummingbird was im front of me i ran away and left the door open and came in side the bird flew everywere my mom and dad were there they could not get it after 2 hours we finally got it out
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