A tiny bird on a tiny nest.
[SIZE=+1]One week later. (Feb. 14th)
We sneak another peek - - -
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[SIZE=+1]Another visit with the Hummer family.
Little Mother is there protecting the nest from today's rain showers.
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Sooner or later she must leave to renew her energy reserve.
And this is the progress report - - -
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[SIZE=+1]Yes, let us look a little closer - - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Just checking - -
They're getting fuzzzie - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]A closer view - -
Their stubby little beaks are growing - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Traces of the Allen's breed color are bursting from those tiny pin-feathers.
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Growing, and gaining more color - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Rain has been falling, but it appears that Mom has kept the babes safe and dry - -
[/SIZE]Sleepy time - -
[SIZE=+1]Won't be long now!!
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]At the ripe old age of 21 days, the brave one has left the nest, he is likely in that tangle of vines and Poison Oak, but I couldn't locate him. I could hear Mom scolding me, though!
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Feel that empty feeling? Yes, they've both left the nest -- Happy Landings to them!!
For a size comparison: A toothpick is 2½" long, a penny is ¾" in diameter.
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[SIZE=+1] She is holding her head high --
as well she should!
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[SIZE=+1]At a chance moment, while she goes for a snack -- we can take a peek at what she has there - - [/SIZE]Wow! Two tiny pearl white eggs, all of 13mm (½") long!as well she should!
We sneak another peek - - -
[SIZE=+1] After the struggle to break out of his tiny shell, it appears he is just plumb tuckered out!! [/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1] A few hours later, our new arrival has recovered and is thinking -- "How about something to eat!!"
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"MOM!" 
Little Mother is there protecting the nest from today's rain showers.
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Sooner or later she must leave to renew her energy reserve.
And this is the progress report - - -
[SIZE=+1]Yes, let us look a little closer - - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Just checking - -
They're getting fuzzzie - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]A closer view - -
Their stubby little beaks are growing - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Traces of the Allen's breed color are bursting from those tiny pin-feathers.
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Growing, and gaining more color - -
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Rain has been falling, but it appears that Mom has kept the babes safe and dry - -
[/SIZE]Sleepy time - -
[SIZE=+1]Won't be long now!!
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]At the ripe old age of 21 days, the brave one has left the nest, he is likely in that tangle of vines and Poison Oak, but I couldn't locate him. I could hear Mom scolding me, though!
[/SIZE][SIZE=+1]Feel that empty feeling? Yes, they've both left the nest -- Happy Landings to them!!
For a size comparison: A toothpick is 2½" long, a penny is ¾" in diameter.
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