March 7th, 2005 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!

March 9th, 2005 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.

My thanks to Maggie! For it was she who first located this nest. -----------------------------------------

These photos were captured by a Panasonic DMC FZ20 digital camera. It's wonderful 12x zoom lens, managed to reach into that jungle and retrieve these images without creating too much stress for Mom and the babies. (Photos were edited with a computer.) All photos by Vel. (Verle33) -------------------------------------- Hummingbird Nest '03 located at: http://community.webtv.net/hotmail.com/verle33/HummingBirdNest

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