Where I couldn’t locate the chick, of course one of the cats could. And after killing it Jig uncannily brought its little body inside to the dining room as if to let me know what happened. I found Ranger waiting patiently next to its body there on the rug and Jig up on the table. …
You try to steel yourself. You try to temper your hope. You say things like “well at least it has a better chance at surviving than it did.” But as you take action to ensure and continue such a tiny life — such a precious thing –Â you can’t keep yourself from considering the positive …
It’s been an enjoyable couple weeks spying on the frontyard hummingbird nest through the porch spotting scope, watching as the chicks have grown exponentially thanks in full part to the momma bird’s tireless efforts. Then came this morning when I looked through the eyepiece and found the nest, which as of yesterday could barely hold …
There’s still a prevailing sadness that the two chicks in the now abandoned backyard hummingbird nest died not long after hatching, but it’s lessened a bit when observing the nest in the frontyard, now barely able to contain its two chicks now practically as big as their mom who are forced to jostle for position …
My previous post trumpeted the arrival of one of the two chicks in the backyard hummingbird nest. As expected the second chick hatched the day after. Today though when I got home from a trip to the office, repeated looks at the nest revealed no mother, and macro shots snapped of the nest’s interior were …
While the two chicks in the frontyard nest known as Hummingbird West continue to grow and grow, today’s the birthday of one of the chicks in the backyard nest, aka Hummingbird East. Amazing (click to biggify): If all’s well with the sibling egg it should be breaking out of its shell later today or perhaps …
But at least I spared you any more sunflower updates. For now.