06 17 2020 Z111zz (WS) Perky Hummers [Explored]

Another shot from last year's Rufous Hummingbird nest site. I have finally processed the last video of them, which can be viewed at the following YouTube link if you have the time and inclination: youtu.be/C_nPxMec0Ws

 

As eager as I am to share some shots/videos from this spring, I thought I'd better finish up the last two stories from last spring first!

 

The video is less than 3 minutes long and showcases their energized activity from preening, scratching, wing exercises positional changes in the nest, and don't miss the funny 12 second feeding at the end. With little nest edge available to perch and feed these full grown chicks, she decides to partly hover and stand on a chick's back to accomplish the task.

 

This was the only time the female fed the chicks in my presence. After buzzing the back of my head to determine threat levels, where I stayed stock still, she went ahead with her 12 second feeding. While I was trying to determine if she was still somewhere behind me, I was vaguely aware of a flickering of activity on the camera screen in front of me. It wasn't till I uploaded it, that I realized she had risked a feeding with me there... and so a tentative trust grows ever so briefly before they left.

 

Please don't use this image on websites, blogs, etc. without my permission.

Done