Ready to fledge (1 Viewer)

[SueO]

For the fourth year in a row, Mommy Allen's Hummingbird laid her eggs in the windchime on my patio. Chicks will probably fly tomorrow. I will probably have a few weeks of the usual 'traumas', I'm sure. Last year, one of the chicks fell into my neighbor's planter. She had a plastic planter set inside a ceramic planter. The fledgling fell between the plastic planter and the ceramic. Mommy couldn't get to him, and he could not fly out. I happened to look out my window and saw mommy flying around and around the planter, landing on the plant, and hovering. I went to look and saw the chick sitting in water at the bottom of the planter. I reached in and got him. I put him on a plant in my garden and Mommy found him. That was only one incident with that chick! Every year there's some drama.

 

[SueO]

Last night, before he went to bed, my husband looked out at the hummingbird nest and the chicks were gone. This morning I saw Mother flying amongst the ferns in the garden. I will look later today as I won't be home for most of the day today.

 

[SueO]

Both chicks perched in plants in the garden. Mom is feeding them both. It looks like clutch #1 will be a success. I put up another feeder. When they get better at flying, Mom will teach them how to eat out of the feeders.

 

[Lisa W]

I love reading this!

 

[SueO]

I love reading this!

Hi Lisa,
Sorry for the late response. I missed seeing what happened to the chicks due to an emergency operation for Gene. All is well now. Mommy is already feeding the next clutch! I will miss seeing them leave too, probably. Going to Rome in a few weeks. Hope all is well with you.

 

[Lisa W]

Hope Gene is doing well. Hope Rome is a great visit.