Hummingbird Nesting, Breeding, Feeding And First-time Flying

Attracting hummingbirds is even more fun when you find a hummingbird nest. Learn where to look.

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Here is Hummingbird Nesting, Breeding, Feeding And First-time Flying. In this video you can see the amazing technique of Hummingbirds nesting.

Like a crown jewel, the nest of a hummingbird is one of the great wonders in all of nature. They are so tiny, yet so perfect. Few of us have ever seen a hummingbird nest. This is because they are nearly impossible to find. From the ground, they look like another bump on a branch. From above, an umbrella of leaves conceals them. And from the side, they look like a tiny knot, quilted with lichens, plant down and fibers. Though each of the 17 hummingbird species that breed in North America builds slightly different nests in various habitats, they have much in common.

Basic Hummingbird Nest Facts.

Females build their nests 10 to 90 feet high, generally in trees or shrubs (with a few exceptions).

Hummingbirds build velvety, compact cups with spongy floors and elastic sides that stretch as the young grow. They weave together twigs, plant fibers, and bits of leaves, and use spider silk as threads to bind their nests together and anchor them to the foundation.

Hummingbird eggs are about the size of navy beans. Most females lay two eggs, which they incubate for 15 – 18 days.

Juvenile hummingbirds fledge (leave the nest) 18 to 28 days after hatching.

Attracting Hummingbirds to Nest.

Any hummingbird lover knows that adding nectar plants to your garden is an important part of attracting hummingbirds. But these tiny creatures rely on a different set of plants for nesting materials. Add some of these to your garden to encourage hummingbirds to nest nearby.

Hummingbird eggs are cradled in soft fluffy fibers that hummingbirds choose from plants nearby. Add plants with fuzzy foliage like Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantine), which forms dense, ground-hugging rosettes of thick, soft, woolly leaves. The silken plumes of ornamental grasses are also useful in attracting hummingbirds looking to nest. Some plants have seed heads or pods that transform into fuzzy balls of soft fiber, or are encased in soft protective casings. Examples include clematis, honeysuckle, milkweed (Asclepias species) and blanket flower (Gaillardia species). Pasque flowers offer both soft foliage with silken hairs, and mid-spring flowers followed by fuzzy seedpods.

Hummingbird Nest Characteristics by Species.

While these are the basics for hummingbird nests, it is interesting to see what makes each of these species unique. Hal Harrison studied hummingbird nests for decades – here are some of his observations.

Anna’s hummingbird females build a mere platform as early as December to lay her eggs. Then she builds up the nest while incubating.

Black-Chinned hummingbird nests are deep cups, and the rim may be curved inward.

Blue-throated hummingbird nests are often built on electric wire inside or outside of cabins.

Broad-billed hummingbirds will build their loosely constructed nests on clotheslines.

Broad-tailed hummingbirds often returns to same nesting site year after year.

Calliope hummingbirds will build a series of two, three or even four nests on top of one another, often attached to a conifer cone.

Costa’s hummingbirds will colonize at favorable sites with as many as six nests in a 100-foot radius. The birds are very tame at nesting sites.

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