Hummers Hatched!
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Jun 8, 2009 | by Adrian Binns
They hatched! My guess is that at least one Ruby-throated Hummingbird chick hatched yesterday, June 7, and the second one likely hatched today. By my calculations today would be Day 2.
When I arrived at the nest site the female was away from the nest. 12 minutes later she came in and landed on the side of the nest (above) that was furthest away from the branch. She tilted her head forward and, though I can not see the chicks, put her bill into two mouths (below). I presume that it was two because I could see her position her bill to two different areas of the nest. It is an all protein diet for the kids. She would wiggle her body so as to help her regurgitate small insects into their tiny mouths.
