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Humming bird eggs

TasteyG

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Humming bird eggs

This nest is in a redwood tree right outside where I work



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How lovely to be able to see these from your window.I would never get any work done!..Do you know ,how long before they hatch?

18 Feb, 2010

 

thats wonderful, will be lovely when they hatch

18 Feb, 2010

 

thats wonderful, will be lovely when they hatch

18 Feb, 2010

 

Woops!!!

18 Feb, 2010

 

Big eggs ouch

18 Feb, 2010

 

They eggs hatch between 16-18 days after they are laid. Not sure exactly when she laid them. I'm guess they have a week or less to go...
Here is a link to a site about hummingbird nests and eggs:

http://www.rubythroat.org/QuestionsNestEggs01.html

19 Feb, 2010



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