Empty Nest Syndrome

And just like that, at 1:55 p.m., the nest is empty, or not quite. I went outside to look in hopes the younger of the two chicks had done what it’s older sibling had MOnday in venturing to a nearby branch for some pre-flight stuff. I gave the nest’s immediate vicinity a good look-around and …

Next Nest

Yesterday while out back longing for one last look at the first hummingbird chick that flew the coop late in the afternoon, a tiny flurry of activity near the back of the yard got my attention and sure enough there’s a near foot-long bushtit nest veritably buried and well camoflagued in the boughs of the …

Hummingbirds Live!

So it finally dawned on me to set up the laptop and the digicam outside and get some realtime images streaming of the two hummingbird chicks in their nest within the fig tree over our patio. The image below should be the most recent one being served up: [live image removed] If not try refreshing …

Much To Our Pleasant Surprise

It was on several occasions that we’d seen an adult hummingbird hovering among the lower leaves and branches of the fig tree that grows over the backyard patio. Seemingly on the search for some food, I would wonder what the poor bird must be thinking because there’s literally nothing among the tree’s broad green leaves, …

Follow The Bouncing Ball

Destined to become a YouTube classic, here in this seemingly endless and repetitive clip we find Pepper taking semi-mesmerized swipes at several tosses of Ranger’s ball until a crappy throw and all the excitement prove too much for Ranger to resist and she comes flying in from the wings to reclaim the thing to some …