Spring NESTING

 

Spending lots of time home, relaxing in my recliner recuperating from my fall while outside a female hummingbird is building a nest on our outside patio fan which turns slightly in the wind. It's fun watching this event take place and learning more about the process. According to the internet-the source of all wisdom and knowledge, the hummingbirds mate then the female makes the nest prior to laying her eggs and in 5-6 weeks they will hatch. This isn't our first hummingbird family to nest in this exact place. See  https://lettersfromlin.blogspot.com/2014/06/june-is-here-again.html

It's quite the process to make the nest with many trips required to bring materials in her beak to build a foundation to stick to the chosen spot then add to the nest with found materials including spider webbing which allows the nest to expand with the eggs and babies growing. I love how she sits in the nest and works on the outside of the nest adding height to it and volume.