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.
how do they fit in a litle nest and how did you find it at this spot
it is awsome to see them up close and to know how they stey warm.
humming birds are so cool i love them. lets celebrate. birds look wierd when the mom is feeding them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi this is this person named Beatrice and I love humming birds. With their long snouts and the way that they eat is just weird but awesome at the same time. Im blonde and live in south dakota. I have many friends that live in Flordia. I see them 6 times every 3 months. I am origanally from Flordia and thats why I have friends their. my favorite food is corndogs with ketchup and macorroni and cheese. I have a wonderful voice which i use in singing contests at my school. By the way I win them
how do the birds fit in the little nest
whats the avrage wing span of a humming bird?
whats the average of a humming birds age?
how do they just sit there?
Hummiming birds wings beat so fast its unbelievable! It is so fascinating.
humming bird are epic!
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i love hummingbirds
i love watching them drink from our hummingbird feeder!!
Some birds don't need bird-food.
I absolutley LOVE
HUMMINGBIRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean, don't you?
They are so cute!
I wish I had a bird!!!
NO you shouldn't in my opinion, they take them out of the wild!
how many babies does a humming bird typically have?
a mother humming bird can have up to 10 babies
i farted
birds are cool!! my mom never stops giving them food!!
that is awesome and very cool
how do you kwow if the bird wiil have a baby
my grandpa feeds the birds all the time too!!!
this birds seem fastanting and giving them food could be a little trouble but keep doing what your doing
birds creep me out
Hummingbirds are freakin' cool, man! I once saw one in California and I've seen them at zoos, but never in Minnesota!
you can fly
fidgety
how come the bird is shaking
birds are cool becase there are so many different types
the only reason i like birds is because they are cute and they have the ability to fly. (i wish that i could fly)
I Think birds are small and they dont protect the earth
Those birds are beautiful.
I like the picture of the Hummingbird
awesome place. we must protect these birds
i think birds are awsome and cute my name is keirsten
Hummingbirds make such wonderful birdsongs I enjoy them. They are also so beautiful.
I tataly agree with you they are natures music. They are amazingly beautiful.
what is the largest bird
The Ostrich
i like birds because they taste good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahaha
lol so funny they do taste good =3olfy (wolfy)
I wonder what it would be like if they were huge.
little birds are so cool! they always came to our lake... when we were there! any how i can't talk long... so... Goodbye?
- Jimmy Fallon
the nest is so small
I like baby birds!! :) :)
dylan meddaugh how do birds tweet?
i wonder every day why they fly so fast.
we feed hummingbirds in our backyard! they are so cool and love sugar water:)
birds are absolutely beautiful!
I like how hummingbirds hover over flowers.
the beak helps drink nectar from flowers
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