Thought I would get a hummingbird family!!!
Make that "3" hummingbird nests that I've found by chance.
I've seen so many hummingbirds all over the garden this year buzzing around but to my surprise I found tiny nests built on my string lights. The first 2 nests I totally missed the babies but had lots of poopee droppings under them. Hope this means there were babies feeding in them.
Then I caught this momma a couple of days ago building this nest. Even after she laid an egg she kept looking for materials to finish the nest. On all the nests there are bits of blue/gray paint flakes from my kitchen trellis! I think she is used to us since she is in our patio cover in direct line of the sliding door to the house. If we walk too close she flies off nearby. So now we need to skirt the walls to make an exit.
It's been overcast the past few days but when Momma bird is out in the sun her back is a beautiful green and her throat has a bit of red. I see many hummingbirds with the red head too. Where's Poppa?!