Tag: Ruby-throated Hummingbird nest
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nest: The Next Chapter
Leonard Weber June 2, 2024 Sometimes, it’s wonderful to be wrong. On May 19, I posted the story of a nesting attempt by a Ruby-throated Hummingbird in Eliza Howell Park. The first egg was laid in what looked like an unfinished nest. Not too surprisingly, the egg fell. Shortly after the egg fell, the female…
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird Nest: Short-lived Excitement
Leonard Weber May 19, 2024 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds nest in Eliza Howell Park, probably every year, but finding a hummingbird nest is not easy and happens rarely. Earlier this month of May, as we were preparing for the next session of the BIRDS NESTING field course, one of my colleagues spotted a female hummingbird in an…