Time to fly!

  

Well, I was on the fence about checking the hummingbird nest tonight.  I was running a little late, and I thought perhaps they'd still be in the nest tomorrow.  But then I thought...what if they aren't?  So I swung down to check on them after work.

When I first approached, I could see one juvenile in the nest...but only one.  I tried to scan different branches in the vicinity of the nest to see if I could find the second juvenile, but I wasn't having much luck.  Then I heard mom calling and she flew in to the nest:

 

 

 

After the feeding, I followed her as she flew to a second spot about 8 feet away from the nest...to the second juvenile!

 

 

 

She fed the second one and then flew off.  I watched the newly fledged juvenile for a few minutes.  Occasionally it would try out its wings:

 

 

 

 

But mostly it sat very still, looking around and listening to the early evening sounds:

 

 

 

Adventure awaits!