Pretty cool find….

[MrTom]

We’ve been in Phoenix visiting a cousin since Monday. I noticed a Costa’s Hummingbird coming and going from a shrub while relaxing on the patio and curiosity finally got the best of me and I went over to check things out.

Here’s what I found….


A quarter could cover the nest. No eggs yet. Man this is tiny. Click on the picture to get a better look.

 

[deermanok]

That's awesome MrTom. How did you even notice it?
During the spring and summer we get tons of ruby throated hummingbirds around here.
I have to refill the 2 feeders every day.
I always hoped to find a nest but so far no luck.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

We get lots of hummingbirds here in my wife's flowers but i haven't been able to locate a nest recently. 3-4 years ago they were nesting in a lilac bush next door.

 

[MrTom]

That's awesome MrTom. How did you even notice it?

We saw the bird repeatedly go into and out of the same area of a shrub. The shrub had no flowers so I figured the bird was nesting or building one so I had to look. The nest is so small that I really had to look just to find it. A quarter could cover the top and top to bottom I don’t think it’s more than 1-1/4”.

Interesting facts : females build the nest alone. The birds use upwards of a mile of spiderweb in making a single nest.

 

[deermanok]

We saw the bird repeatedly go into and out of the same area of a shrub. The shrub had no flowers so I figured the bird was nesting or building one so I had to look. The nest is so small that I really had to look just to find it. A quarter could cover the top and top to bottom I don’t think it’s more than 1-1/4”.

Interesting facts : females build the nest alone. The birds use upwards of a mile of spiderweb in making a single nest.

Very cool for sure.

 

[MrTom]

Here's cool. Between Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon an egg had been laid.

 

[edmehlig]

Wonder what kind of bird

 

[MrTom]

Costa"s Hummingbird Ed.