"A flash of harmless lightning, A mist of rainbow dyes, The burnished sunbeams brightening From flower to flower he flies." John Bannister Tab
This is the nest of a ruby throated hummingbird. It's the diameter of a fifty cent piece and about an 2 inches deep.
Mama hummingbird is sitting on her nest in a pin oak near Lake Erie. Ruby throated hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds that nest in Ohio. Other species are occasional visitors.
The nest is meticulously constructed out of thistle down and covered with lichens to camouflage it.
Inside the nest are two tiny eggs which will hatch sometime in August.
2 comments:
Awesome photos!! What a find.
What great pictures! I love the one of the mama sitting on the nest. I really enjoy watching the hummingbirds each summer. I have a feeder right outside the window of the computer room. They're quite feisty creatures! When they run out of food, they come right up to the window as if to say "Get out here with the good stuff ... right NOW."
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